Articles - Backwoods Home Magazine

Broody biddies make sense on the homestead

Shelves and benches

By David Lee Issue #107 • September/October, 2007 Money doesn't buy happiness but it sure does buy a lot of stuff. If it is nice stuff...

A house a tornado helped build

PVC pipe in the home, garden, farm, and workshop

Tools and hardware for the backwoods home

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...

The summer of ’35

By John Graesch Issue #64 • July/August, 2000 Sixty five years ago I was living in that part of Seattle, Washington, known as South Park. Few...

Presidents’ wives of the past Part 3

James Polk — A model for modern presidents

Southern cooking that doesn’t just whistle Dixie

Just for Kids: Some pioneer recipes

Make elderberry syrup for flu season

Moving on: A small town can be a haven during a depression

Get the most out of your vehicle and your maintenance dollar

Picking a holster

By Massad Ayoob Issue #69 • May/June, 2001 One good thing about being out in the boonies by yourself is that you can carry a gun...

Military surplus and military “clone” rifles

Hiding a gun — The rules of three

BHM hosts Appleseed marksmanship event

A used shotgun bargain: The Browning Auto-5

Gee-Whiz: From Paper to Canning

By John Silveira (aka O.E. MacDougal) May/June 2017 Backwoods Home The greatest inventions in history are the ones we now take for granted. Fire and the...

The MTHFR mutation and why it may matter to you

Avian Flu — How afraid of this

Self-reliance is a mindset — A woman’s opinion

The parasitic nature of bureaucracy

Why you may want to get a stress test

Hog butchering — Using everything but the squeal

By Charles Sanders Issue #142 • July/August, 2013 A 450-pound hog will provide a lot of delicious meat. Hogs are raised throughout our neighboring Amish community for...

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....

How to butcher a chicken in 20 minutes or less

Cheaper than Store-Bought Eggs

Making a great rug from the rag bag

Boost your income by adding a processing step to what you sell

By Anita Evangelista Issue #103 • January/February, 2007 City gardens and country gardens are differentnot only in the amount of space each can fill, but in the types and quantities of...

Sweet Potato Greens

By Tim Scullen Issue #168 • November/December, 2017 By now, you’ve no doubt figured out how good chard, spinach, and kale are for you. But did you know that sweet potato leaves are loaded with vitamins...