Articles - Backwoods Home Magazine

Animals

The homestead cat

This St. Bernard backwoods hero saved old Grandma’s life

Keeping homestead animals healthy

Is that a good pig?

Building

Radiant floor heating — Alternative to forced-air heating is solar-powered, too...

By Michael Hackleman Issue #64 • July/August, 2000 Hydronic, or radiant floor heating is a method of heating a home, shop, or other building with the...

Build a Heated Germination Bed

Build a homestead Copy Cart

Five building tricks for super strong framing

How safe is your electric fence?

Farm and Garden

The $1 Garden

By Jonathan Nunan Issue #122 • March/April, 2010 The dollar garden is simple in concept: buy as many seeds as you can for one dollar and...

Start a Self-Sufficiency Garden Even in a Cramped Apartment

Tea for the garden

Time to Forget About Snail and Slug Bait

Propagating Grapes

Americana and History

Constitution of the united States of America

We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common...

The Great Depression — A reminiscence

The time-travel ad

Gee-Whiz: Presidents

Catfish Biscuits

Food and recipes

Zucchini custard pie

Cajun-baked turnip

Grandma’s persimmon pudding

Caribbean Catfish

Self-reliance

The community treasure chest

How to Resurrect Old, Rusted Tools

Just for Kids: Some farinaceous folly

Foraging for wild berries

Energy

Walden Pond — the solar version: Part 2

Grid-tied, Grid-connected, Off-grid. What’s the difference?

Solar Building Design

Design calculations for no-head, low-head waterwheels

Guns and Hunting

An economical battery of guns for the backwoods home

By Massad Ayoob Issue #114 • November/December, 2008 Everything's getting more expensive. Food. Gasoline. Guns and ammunition. Not everyone who appreciates the rural lifestyle was "born...

Frontier style handguns for the modern backwoods home

Women and guns

Thoughts on ammunition

A used shotgun bargain: The Browning Auto-5

Science

A doomsday scenario to sleep on

By John Silveira Issue #109 • January/February, 2008 I once wrote a science fiction novel that I never tried to sell. Titled The Perfect Defense, its...