| Departments: |
| Country conversation | 8 |
| Coming events | 30 |
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| Homestead simplicity: |
| Where did all the money go? Rethinking the wisdom of simplicity | 32 |
| Homestead security equals free-range chickens, a good dog, and Jerusalem artichokes | 37 |
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| The garden: |
| No greenhouse? No problem! | 39 |
| Know your zone | 40 |
| Build an adjustable seed starting stand | 41 |
| What is intensive planting? How does it work? | 42 |
| Crash course in gardening: 7 cheap and simple steps | 47 |
| Reduce moisture in a root cellar | 49 |
| Organically-grown gourmet garlic | 50 |
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| Notes from the Northwoods: |
| Cold frames | 43 |
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| Country kitchen: |
| Great pumpkin recipes | 52 |
| Some slightly different freezing methods | 54 |
| Prepare "slow food" fast | 54 |
| Homemade health & beauty recipes | 55 |
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| Homestead finances: |
| Demystifying the great laundry detergent dilemma | 56 |
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| The henhouse: |
| Build a chicken feeder for under $5 in about 15 minutes | 57 |
| Chicken feed and pig slop options | 58 |
| Chicken tractor options are endless | 63 |
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| The goat barn: |
| Breed characteristics and personality contrasts in dairy goat breeds | 64 |
| Small-scale milking machines | 68 |
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| Crops & soils: |
| Small grains useful for forage as well as feed | 71 |
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| Defending "ugly" fish | 72 |
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| Your homestead business: |
| Time management for the self-employed | 76 |
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| Life on the wild edge | 79 |
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| Life on the sunny side: |
| Home heating from the good Earth | 82 |
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| Alternative housing: |
| Using "Best Practices" with cordwood construction prevents problems | 84 |
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| Countryside workshop: |
| Solar/Wind Installation Advanced Photovoltaic Workshop | 85 |
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| New product: |
| New mini water treatment plant for your home | 88 |
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| Homestead health: |
| Homeopathy is not a placebo: Readers reply to naysayers | 89 |
| Crohn's disease under control with homeopathy | 90 |
| Animals can also benefit from homeopathy | 91 |
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| The benefits of frugality on the homestead hit home | 92 |
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| His wife knew the value of a dollar | 92 |
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| Question of the month: |
| How can you convince your family to conserve? | 94 |
| How do kids cope with homestead life? | 102 |
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| The wood carver: |
| Wood carving seminars can teach you a lot | 103 |
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| Looking back: |
| Childhood during the Depression: What does the word "poor" mean? | 104 |
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| Investigate real estate before buying | 109 |
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| Poor Will's Almanack | |
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| After Chores: |
| The beauty of seeing yourself grow old | 122 |
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