Articles - Backwoods Home Magazine

Animals

Goat birthing and raising kids

Once a day milking

Kinder goats — A small breed for milk and meat

Raising your own beef

Building

Building a $3,000 Barn

By Robert Van Putten Issue #169 • January/February, 2018 There comes a time when all homesteaders start thinking of livestock, and 14 years ago, we were...

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

Build a deluxe barrel stove

Life-long siding with fiber cement board

Three Raised Bed Designs

Farm and Garden

How to Grow Great Carrots

By Jackie Clay-Atkinson Issue #153 • May/June, 2015 Carrots are an old-time homesteader favorite. They can be frozen, canned, dehydrated, or simply stored in a cool...

Propagating Grapes

Propagating Plants

Secure and Economical Livestock Feed

Solar-Powered Electric Fencing

Americana and History

Biological and chemical weapons through history

By John Silveira Issue #81 • May/June, 2003 The weather here on the coast of Oregon is nice almost all year-round, and there almost always seems...

Fried chicken for breakfast

Presidents’ wives of the past Part 3

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

Remembering what grandma used

Food and recipes

Dark moons

Nana V’s fire sauce

Lenie in the kitchen: Pumpkin sweet bread with walnuts

Duck with Mushrooms

Self-reliance

A survival key ring — Your everyday tool for emergency preparedness

Hypothermia — A real winter danger

Water development for the homestead: Ponds, cisterns, and tanks

Sew a baby quilt in two days… for a lifetime of memories

Energy

Grid-tie solar-powered farm

Intake and exhaust upgrades for better mileage and performance

Energy class: Part 1

You could furnish an entire homestead at Lehman’s ‘Non-electric’ Hardware Store

Guns and Hunting

An economical battery of guns for the backwoods home

By Massad Ayoob Issue #114 • November/December, 2008 Everything's getting more expensive. Food. Gasoline. Guns and ammunition. Not everyone who appreciates the rural lifestyle was "born...