| Departments: |
| Country conversation | 10 |
| Countryside contacts | 26 |
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| Special features: |
| Homesteading in Malawi, the warm heart of Africa | 30 |
| How to use all that milk? Make cheese! | 33 |
| Organic sheep cheese in Vermont | 38 |
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| The goat barn |
| Build your very own goat cart! | 40 |
| 44 |
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| Homestead construction |
| Steel studs save wood | 47 |
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| The Solar Cowboy |
| The year-round greenhouse | 50 |
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| The homestead pond |
| Waterhole at White Oak | 52 |
| Winterkill prevention on ponds and lakes | 54 |
| Put your ponds to work...Raise turtles! | 56 |
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| Notes from the Northwoods |
| Changing jobs/changing life | 57 |
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| Question of the month |
| How do you generate income on your homestead? | 60 |
| Salvage groceries as a homestead business | 67 |
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| Crops & soils |
| Vetch improves soil, crops and profits | 72 |
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| The pig pen |
| Genetic diversity dwindling in swine populations | 73 |
| Cold weather planning for pigs | 75 |
| Make a self-feeder for your pigs | 76 |
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| The horse barn |
| Important foaling reminders | 77 |
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| The rabbit barn |
| Colony raised rabbits: On pasture | 78 |
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| Country kitchen |
| Clean your home with homemade products | 80 |
| Feed store grains aren't meant for humans | 82 |
| Pita bread recipes | 82 |
| Homebrewing beer from scratch | 86 |
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| Homestead finances |
| Money-saving tips that work | 91 |
| Luxury travel—cheaply | 93 |
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| Country life |
| The farm auction | 95 |
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| The Dollar Stretcher |
| Temporary downsizing | 102 |
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| Country neighbors |
| Living the American Dream | 104 |
| I changed my life! | 106 |
| Sharing lessons of "failure" | 109 |
| The hermit life: It's not for everyone | 111 |
| Amazing things can happen in just 18 months | 113 |
| Building a "whale" | 115 |
| "Real" farm life leads to changes | 118 |
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| After chores |
| The burden of Sunday guests | 130 |
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| 2002 Countryside Index | 127 |
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