Articles - Backwoods Home Magazine

Animals

Is that a good pig?

The homestead cat

Forget the dog, chicken is man’s best friend

How to butcher a chicken in 20 minutes or less

Building

Build a Trapper’s Tilt

By Robert Van Putten Issue #177 • July/August/September, 2019 For as long as I can remember, I’ve always wanted a rustic log cabin deep in the...

Build a stone wall

Build a wood crib with free materials

Making a wooden kitchen countertop

Build a Concrete Root Cellar

Farm and Garden

Grow Open-Pollinated Tomatoes

By Jackie Clay-Atkinson Issue #166 • July/August, 2017 Nearly all of us homesteaders grow tomatoes in our gardens. Tomatoes are hugely valuable as a homestead crop....

Build a Composter

Gardening in the Desert Using Only Rainwater

Starting a Roadside Farm Stand

Rotten Luck: The Skinny on Composting

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...

Presidents’ wives of the past Part 3

Grandpa’s justice

The Great Depression — A reminiscence

Constitution of the united States of America

Food and recipes

Bread — The staff of life

Do you suffer from gout? Here are some recipes that might help

Oregon Grape Jam

Puerto Rican Rice With Pork

Self-reliance

Clover — From Livestock Forage to Medicinal Tea, This Humble Plant is One of Nature’s Best Gifts

Storing dry foods

Frostbite — Don’t flirt with this sneaky danger

Just for Kids: Take a nite hike!

Energy

Walden Pond — the solar version: Part 2

Hydronic woodstoves

Build a simple solar-powered outdoor light

Handy Keychain Mini-Gadgets

Guns and Hunting

The subtleties of safe firearms handling

By Massad Ayoob Issue #103 • January/February, 2007 There are so many makes and models of firearms in existence that no one has ever counted them...

Firearms handling refresher Part III: Rifles

Of guns and snakes

Firearms handling refresher Part I: Handguns

Firearms and cold weather considerations

Science

Gee-Whiz: Bad Fish, Big Fish

By O.E. MacDougal January/February 2015, Backwoods Home Fish were the very first vertebrates. That is, they were the first animals with backbones, the purpose of which...