Articles - Backwoods Home Magazine

Forget the dog, chicken is man’s best friend

Chickens — The most valuable animal on the homestead

Finding the best dog for the country life

Broody biddies make sense on the homestead

Composite lumber helps outdoor projects resist water, weather, and sun

By Steve Maxwell How many times have you built an outdoor project out of wood, only to be disappointed by the deterioration that hit after...

A recycled dresser makes a useful bathroom vanity

Build your own log home in the woods

Fermenting Chicken Feed

By Melissa Souza Issue #174 • November/December, 2018 On our homestead, we eat yogurt, kombucha (fermented tea), sauerkraut, and kimchi to add probiotics to our diet....

By Hook or Crook: A Billhook is a Handy Homestead Tool

Farm baseball … with ghost runners!

By Tom Kovach Growing up on a farm in north-central Minnesota wasn’t all chores and hard work … although there was plenty of that too....

From Martha and Abigail to Dolley and Louisa, America’s earliest First...

The greatest American who was never President

Oregon Trail preparedness: What supplies did the settlers carry?

Power Up Light, Water, Communications in Emergencies

Annie on Everfree Farm, Part II

Oregon Trail preparedness: What supplies did the settlers carry?

Just for Kids: Sun-kabobs and solar sizzle

Solar charge controllers — myths, hype, and facts

Solar system codes — Build it right!

Make your own biodiesel for 80¢ per gallon

BHM hosts Appleseed marksmanship event

By Massad Ayoob Issue #139 • January/February, 2013 Long a supporter of the Appleseed concept, Backwoods Home Magazine hosted one in Gold Beach, Oregon, in second...

Bury a gun and ammo for 15 years

Military surplus and military “clone” rifles

Gee-Whiz: Time

By O.E. MacDougal July/August 2016, Backwoods Home Time. We can’t see, feel, hear, smell, or taste it, but we can measure it and we break it...

Subduction zone tsunami — What the residents of the Pacific Northwest...

The Government gorilla in our home

Fake lawsuits, stacked juries, and LAWYERS!

Biological & chemical terrorism

Reflecting on a life in the woods, and looking ahead

Dorper sheep — Revolutionizing the meat sheep industry

By Darlene Polachic Issue #75 • May/June, 2002 If Henry Soderberg's predictions are right, Dorper sheep could revolutionize the meat sheep industry. A South African breed...

Redworm farming

By Charles Sanders Issue #112 • July/August, 2008 If you are looking for a way to earn extra income, a retirement job, or even a new...

Raising quail — A home grown delicacy

Broody biddies make sense on the homestead

Keeping homestead animals healthy

Mountain lions — Attacks are still rare, but just in case…

Easy-to-make reusable coffee filters

A determined Rose Bley escaped the city

Make a fully functional cold storage pit/mound and enjoy your garden’s production all winter

Start a Self-Sufficiency Garden Even in a Cramped Apartment

By Nancy Wolcott Issue #61 • January/February, 2000 You are sitting there in your recliner chair in your small city apartment desperately longing for the day when you can escape to the country and become a...

Gardening with a Chicken Tractor

By Brianna Stone  Issue #161 • September/October, 2016 This spring, my parents let me enlarge my garlic business and till up three 600-square-foot beds for planting...