| Departments: |
| Country conversation | 9 |
| COUNTRYSIDE Contacts | 30 |
| Coming events | 31 |
| |
| Special features: |
| Alternative housing |
| Life in a Domespace | 32 |
| |
| Alternative energy |
| Understanding biogas | 34 |
| |
| The Solar Cowboy |
| Choosing a grid-intertie battery-free photovoltaic system | 42 |
| |
| The machine shed |
| Walking tractors: Easy to use, cheap to restore | 44 |
| |
| The garden |
| Scarecrows that actually work | 47 |
| Heat loving peas | 50 |
| |
| The woodlot |
| The return of the mighty Chestnut | 52 |
| |
| Notes from the Northwoods |
| Green manure: Grow something good for your soil | 53 |
| |
| Crops & soils |
| No-till, permanent bed farming | 57 |
| No-till permanent bed workshops | 59 |
| |
| Pasture management |
| Ryegrass: Control weeds, reduce erosion and improve pasture | 60 |
| Control thistles | 61 |
| |
| The herb garden |
| Marketing fresh herbs | 62 |
| Herb grower recommends her favorite books | 65 |
| The versatile mint | 67 |
| |
| Sanitation can help control bitter rot in apple orchards | 69 |
| Control oak wilt with proper pruning | 69 |
| Amaranth is an important food source around the world | 69 |
| |
| Just for kids |
| Build a wiggler ecosystem | 70 |
| |
| Alternative gardening |
| Sonic Bloom: Music to plants' stomata? | 72 |
| |
| Homestead, livestock |
| Take a tip from Nature: Farm Wild | 75 |
| |
| The henhouse |
| When it comes to flavor, younger is better | 79 |
| Why aren't duck eggs found in supermarkets? | 79 |
| |
| The rabbit barn |
| Rex rabbit basics for beginners | 80 |
| |
| The horse barn |
| Choosing the right trailer for your horse | 82 |
| |
| The cow barn |
| Poor water, quality can jeopardize health and production | 85 |
| |
| Question of the month |
| What would you do differently? | 86 |
| |
| The country kitchen |
| Ancient art newly re-discovered: Masonry stoves | 91 |
| |
| Homestead crafts |
| Creating a fashion silhouette with handwoven cloth | 93 |
| |
| The Dollar Stretcher |
| Guidelines for frugal vacations | 98 |
| |
| Homestead finances |
| Time and money: Make them work for you | 99 |
| Can you afford Mom? | 99 |
| |
| Homestead families |
| Traditional midwifery | 100 |
| How do you homestead with small children? | 103 |
| Are you depriving your kids? | 105 |
| |
| Country neighbors |
| How did this happen to me? | 108 |
| As a COUNTRYSIDE family, we just "make do"s | 109 |
| The blessings of being broke | 117 |
| |
| After Chores: |
| Living too close to nature | 130 |
| |
