Articles - Backwoods Home Magazine

Animals

Llamas guarding sheep? — Not such a far-fetched idea

Raising quail — A home grown delicacy

Beekeeping basics

A contrary guide to feeding animals

Building

Herb Boxes from Fence Boards

By Maggie Larsen Issue #86 • March/April, 2004 During a binge of spring cleaning, I ventured outside and began to renovate the exterior of my home,...

Build a wood crib with free materials

This coop is for the birds

A cabin for one

Renovating old walls

Farm and Garden

Exotic Plants for the Homestead

By Corcceigh Green Issue #85 • January/February, 2004 Isn't it funny how even the things we step on while walking on the lawn have value? I...

Gardening with a Chicken Tractor

Build Your Own Hoop House

Seven tactics for planning next year’s garden

Nut Trees on Your Homestead

Americana and History

Former first ladies — Beautiful, brilliant, crazy

By John Silveira Issue #30 • November/December, 1994 (This is a four-part series. Click the links to navigate to parts one, two, three, and four.) (When we...

George Washington Carver — He wrote the book on self-reliance

Gee-Whiz: Presidents

James Polk — A model for modern presidents

Emancipation Proclamation by Historical Document

Food and recipes

Pear honey

Whole grain breads baked at home

The wonderful world of lavender

Triple chocolate cheesecake

Self-reliance

Cold process goat milk soap

Earning money from home

Seventeen great tips for caring for windows, mirrors, and other household glass

Fully Involved

Energy

Build a simple solar-powered outdoor light

A solar primer — How it works, how it’s made, what it costs

Water pumping windmills

Solar Power 101 — Batteries: Part 2

Guns and Hunting

Frontier style handguns for the modern backwoods home

By Massad Ayoob Issue #101 • September/October, 2006 The year was 1873. Samuel Colt had invented the revolveror at least introduced it to Americain 1836. The...

Canning game meat

Cold weather shooting considerations

Firearms handling refresher Part III: Rifles

A used shotgun bargain: The Browning Auto-5

Science

How big is the solar system?

By John Silveira Issue #60 • November/December, 1999 In artists' renderings of the solar system we often see the sun represented by a small sphere with...