For large quantity food dehydration try this homemade gem from the...
By Rev. J.D. Hooker
Issue #41 • September/October, 1996
The thing I like the most about Backwoods Home is that, unlike a lot of other magazines,...
Mid-season planting
By Jackie Clay-Atkinson
As the saying goes “Life happens…” Maybe events have kept you from getting your garden planted early in the spring. When we...
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...
Firearms — Tools of rural living
By Massad Ayoob
Issue #91 • January/February, 2005
So, editor Dave Duffy and I got to talking about guns. We agreed that for some people they...
The MTHFR mutation and why it may matter to you
By John Silveira
Issue #170 • March/April, 2018
This is an article with both anecdotal evidence and science. It is about me, anxiety and depression, a...




























































