Backwoods Home Magazine - Staff and Contributors

Staff and Contributors

• Dave Duffy – Founder, Editor, and Publisher Dave Duffy writes the monthly editorial and oversees all editorial decisions. His "Behind the Scenes" blog features news about the magazine and life in Gold Beach, Oregon.
• Ilene Duffy – Serves as Business Manager while also raising the couple's three boys.
• Annie Tuttle – Annie Tuttle (formerly Duffy) became Managing Editor of Backwoods Home in 2008. In addition, she writes articles for the magazine focusing on hand-crafting items for babies and small children.
• John Silveira – In addition to his duties as Senior Editor, John Silveira, a long-time friend of Duffy, contributes in-depth articles on scientific issues and American history.
• Oliver Del Signore – Another long-time friend, Del Signore designed and manages the Backwoods Home web site and contributes occasional editorials. He also blogs for the magazine and manages its social media.
• Don Childers – Artist Childers has illustrated most Backwoods Home covers since the beginning and formerly did much of the article illustration, as well
• Lisa Nourse – Editorial Coordinator Nourse handles day-to-day liaison with contributors and assists with editing.
• Jackie Clay-Atkinson – Jackie Clay-Atkinson, an independent off-grid homesteader in northern Minnesota, writes articles on all aspects of self-sufficient living, from growing herbs to butchering elk. In addition, her "Ask Jackie" column answers questions from readers on many topics, with emphasis on home skills like safely preserving foods. She brings similar topics to her Backwoods Home blog.
• Jeff Yago – Energy Editor Yago writes frequent articles on solar, wind, and other types of homegrown power with a how-to emphasis. He also analyses current and upcoming energy alternatives.
• Massad Ayoob – Firearms instructor Ayoob is Gun Editor, writes a regular column giving advice on firearms and their use and safety, and blogs for the magazine on similar topics.
• Richard Blunt – Contributes articles on food and cooking, with an emphasis on health, wholeness, and food traditions.
• Claire Wolfe – Best known for her libertarian "outlaw" writings and her creation of the self-sufficient fictional town of Hardyville USA, Wolfe writes semi-regular articles for the print magazine. She is also one of the magazine's bloggers.
• Dorothy Ainsworth – Frequent contributor Ainsworth is a waitress in Ashland, Oregon best known to BHM readers for her articles on how she built (and after a fire, rebuilt) a vertical log home and studio almost single-handedly and how she helped her son build his home.
• Linda Gabris – Writes food articles, with an emphasis on using wild foods or making traditional homemade items. A Canadian, she is one of the magazine's two regular non-American contributors
• Habeeb Salloum -- Canadian-Arab contributor Salloum is an internationally known writer on cuisine, with emphasis on ethnic foods and their place in history.