Articles - Backwoods Home Magazine

Animals

Shearing, carding, spinning, weaving and creating with Margaret Boos

Protein — The Cornerstone of a Survival Diet

Goat birthing and raising kids

How to butcher a chicken in 20 minutes or less

Building

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,...

Determined woman builds distinctive vertical log studio

Tools and hardware for the backwoods home

From triumph to tragedy to triumph again. Dorothy Ainsworth makes her...

Build a chicken tractor

Farm and Garden

Love Those Green Beans

By Alice B. Yeager Issue #68 • March/April, 2001 Anyone with some gardening space, a sunny location, and good loamy soil with pH 6.0-7.5 can grow...

Mid-season planting

Woodchuck-Proof the Garden

Use Old Newspapers to Make Your Starter Pots

Propagating Grapes

Americana and History

The vanishing outhouse

By Tom Kovach Issue #79 • January/February, 2003 A person recently wrote to a large Midwest newspapers' advice column asking for information about outdoor privies. It...

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

Presidents’ wives of the past Part 4 — Cunning, vindictive, and...

Gee-Whiz: Presidents

The summer of ’35

Food and recipes

Chicken Curry

Tastes Just Like Chicken

The healthy and tantalizing pomegranate

Grilled Chicken with Pineapple-Peach Sauce

Self-reliance

Bath herbs

Homemade Toys! — Easy to make, fun to play with, and great for gifts!

Cold process goat milk soap

Dehydrating eggs at home

Energy

Solar-powered water purifiers

Battery-Powered Tools are Changing

Millenium Vehicles

Build your own battery charging station

Guns and Hunting

Canning game meat

By Linda Gabris Issue #166 • July/August, 2017 Attempting to can meat (or any other low acid food, for that matter) without the use of a...

BHM hosts Appleseed marksmanship event

Women and guns

Answering some well asked questions about personal defense

How big a gun do you need?

Science

Zombie Apocalypse

By John Silveira Issue #134 • March/April, 2012 "Can you survive a zombie apocalypse?" a familiar voice asked. I turned in my seat to see O.E. MacDougal,...