| Departments: |
| Country conversation | 9 |
| Countryside contacts | 21 |
| Coming events | 22 |
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| Special feature: |
| Designing your ideal homestead | 23 |
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| Question of the month: |
| What's in your ideal kitchen? | 31 |
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| Water |
| Move your water with a ram pump | 40 |
| Let ol' Sol heat your water | 43 |
| Is it safe? | 45 |
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| The Solar Cowboy |
| Site specific system designs | 47 |
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| The garden |
| Build a light stand for plants | 49 |
| Raised bed gardening | 51 |
| Grow your own sweet onions | 54 |
| Start with some compost | 56 |
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| The herb garden |
| Planting and storing your culinary treasures | 60 |
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| Notes from the northwoods |
| Our flexible, movable kitchen | 37 |
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| The homestead horse |
| Selecting the right horse for you | 80 |
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| Homestead construction |
| Build an outdoor masonry oven | 84 |
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| Country kitchen |
| Tips so easy, you'll forget you knew them! | 87 |
| Survival foods: Cook with whole foods | 89 |
| The intuitive cook | 91 |
| Soup extenders: Tips for the green cook | 92 |
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| Homestead crafts |
| Knit a pair of socks | 94 |
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| Homestead health |
| Brew up some herbal salves and ointments | 97 |
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| Homestead finances |
| The Dollar Stretcher: How do you prepare for an uncertain future? | 98 |
| Establish a financial plan | 100 |
| Keeping a list of important financial documents is essential | 100 |
| Cutting expenses is a family affair | 105 |
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| Country neighbors |
| The realities of making a living on the homestead | 108 |
| Homesteading adventures in Arkansas | 110 |
| Partners and the homestead | 113 |
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| Countryside 2001 Index | 128 |
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| After chores |
| Living in a topsy-turvy world | 130 |
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