Articles - Backwoods Home Magazine

Animals

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

Hog butchering — Using everything but the squeal

Raising cattle on your own place

Beekeeping basics

Building

Build a Concrete Root Cellar

By Dorothy Ainsworth Issue #168 • November/December, 2017 I should have been a mole — it feels so safe and cool and quiet to be underground....

Our Unconventional House

Build a log crib

Build a wood crib with free materials

How to build a good fence for your homestead

Farm and Garden

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....

Gleaning — An Old Tradition Made New

Gardening Tips and Tricks

Mid-season planting

Leaf Mold is Another Way to Build Your Soil

Americana and History

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

By Martin Waterman Issue #37 • January/February, 1996 I can remember taking a trip as a child and seeing my first Burma Shave signs. Technically speaking,...

Who were the best…and worst U.S. Presidents?

The greatest American who was never President

Habeeb Salloum — Poet, Traveler, Recipe Writer

the gee-whiz! page: Animals, humans, extraterrestrials, and tools

Food and recipes

How to make kombucha

Dollar Store to the Rescue

Dill-onion bread

Homemade baking extracts

Self-reliance

Battery-Powered Tools are Changing

The community treasure chest

Commonsense preparedness just makes sense

Foraging for wild berries

Energy

Prepper power! Part 2

Build your own solar-powered water pumping station

Make your own biodiesel for 80¢ per gallon

Just for Kids: Sun-kabobs and solar sizzle

Guns and Hunting

Use the right ammunition!

By Massad Ayoob Issue #130 • July/August, 2011 The purpose of the gun is to fire ammunition. It follows that the ammunition should be the correct...

Savage Model 110 — A proven economical backwoods rifle

Hunting, processing, and serving black bear

Frontier style handguns for the modern backwoods home

The Appleseed Project

Science

Can we make a Tyrannosaurus rex from a chicken?

By John Silveira Issue #169 • January/February, 2018 Do you have chickens, ducks, turkeys, or geese in your yard? They’re not “just birds” because scientists now...