| Departments: |
| Country conversation | 9 |
| COUNTRYSIDE contacts | 30 |
| Coming events | 31 |
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| Homestead building |
| Low-cost foundations for small buildings | 32 |
| Grow a garden on your roof | 35 |
| Affordable living | 39 |
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| The garden |
| Our greenhouse refuge | 40 |
| Fall activities should include sanitation | 43 |
| Lettuce can be a fall crop, too | 72 |
| Fall is a good time to take soil samples | 73 |
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| The Solar Cowboy |
| A few days in the saddle with the Solar Cowboy | 44 |
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| Question of the month |
| What's your favorite building project? | 46 |
| Do your research before buying your homestead | 58 |
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| Homestead water |
| Conservation tips for everyone | 60 |
| Rainwater collection | 61 |
| Tips on well capping | 62 |
| Filtering rainwater | 62 |
| Thousands of small communities face wastewater challenges | 62 |
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| Homestead habitat |
| Ecosystem, wildlife and integrated pest management | 63 |
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| Homestead business |
| Growing and marketing spring bulbs | 66 |
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| Notes from the Northwoods |
| Permanent raised beds | 69 |
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| The sheep shed |
| Purchasing sheep: Selected tips for the novice | 75 |
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| The poultry yard |
| Raising turkeys needn't be a challenge | 79 |
| Presenting: Featherless chickens | 81 |
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| The cow barn |
| Fall is the ideal time to evaluate cows | 82 |
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| The goat barn |
| Check the nutrient value of your hay | 83 |
| Prevent foot rot in your goats | 84 |
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| The rabbit barn |
| Rabbit breeds: Try something different | 85 |
| Finding Florida White rabbits | 86 |
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| Homestead pets |
| Nutritious food for Fido | 87 |
| It's the cat's "mee-ow" | 88 |
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| Homestead survival |
| Candles, matches and firestarters for emergencies | 89 |
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| Country kitchen |
| Tasty game recipes | 92 |
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| Homestead kids |
| Frighteningly frugal Halloween fun | 92 |
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| The woodlot |
| The difficulties and dangers of cutting firewood | 99 |
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| The Dollar Stretcher |
| Take a bite out of insurance costs | 104 |
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| Homestead health |
| Nature's medicine chest | 105 |
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| Country neighbors |
| A nostalgic look at childhood in the '50s | 110 |
| A new era of dialogue | 112 |
| Settling in on Family Acres | 114 |
| A look at life in the Alaskan bush | 116 |
| News from spaceship Earth | 120 |
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| After chores |
| Tired, maybe... bored, never! | 130 |
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