Articles - Backwoods Home Magazine

Animals

Raising Rabbits

Dorper sheep — Revolutionizing the meat sheep industry

Beekeeping basics

Once a day milking

Building

Yurt Magic — Building an Enchanting Instant House

By Claire Wolfe Issue #76 • July/August, 2002 I awoke last night to a circle of moonlight reflected on a wall. It was so vivid I...

For summertime baking needs, build yourself an outdoor horno

Build a poultry killing cone

Build a Trapper’s Tilt

Tools and hardware for the backwoods home

Farm and Garden

Clover — From Livestock Forage to Medicinal Tea, This Humble Plant...

By Eugene Mitchell Issue #130 • July/August, 2011 Whether young or old, lying in the grass and searching for four-leafed clovers is timeless fun. Sometimes they're...

Here’s a Mighty Creative Way to Protect Your Plants from Animals

The Best City Garden

Build Your Own Hoop House

Build a Keyhole Garden

Americana and History

Was the first government gun confiscation attempt foiled by an unsung...

By John Silveira Issue #119 • September/October, 2009 Gun control people don't seem to get just how deeply etched into the American psyche gun ownership goes...

Farm baseball … with ghost runners!

Feeling nostalgic? Now you’ll rave! Here’s the story of Burma Shave.

Gee-Whiz: Presidents

Doesn’t anyone remember Tom Paine

Food and recipes

Breakfast Cereal

Stuffed Eggplant

Caribbean Catfish

Pistachios — Historic and healthy nuts

Self-reliance

Making maple syrup

Tips and handy hints for 4X4 living

Shearing, carding, spinning, weaving and creating with Margaret Boos

Teach your kids math with the banking game

Energy

Solar-Powered Electric Fencing

Sunny Solutions for north slope applications

What if the electricity GOES OFF?

Solar power trailer Part 2

Guns and Hunting

Building the coyote rifle

By Rev. J.D. Hooker Issue #107 • September/October, 2007 Feral dogs, coyotes, and those odd-looking "coy dogs" like to feed on my neighbors' livestock on occasion...

Hiding a gun — The rules of three

Military surplus and military “clone” rifles

Affordable firearms

BHM hosts Appleseed marksmanship event

Science

Zombie Apocalypse

By John Silveira Issue #134 • March/April, 2012 "Can you survive a zombie apocalypse?" a familiar voice asked. I turned in my seat to see O.E. MacDougal,...