| Departments: |
| Country conversation | 8 |
| Coming events | 31 |
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| Feature article: |
| 15th Annual Wisconsin Grazing Conference, Part II | 32 |
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| Life on the sunny side: |
| Of solar cells and calories, and elephants aplenty | 35 |
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| Build it yourself: |
| What's cooking? Make a small, efficient grill | 37 |
| Construct a thermostatically controlled poultry scalding tank | 40 |
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| The apiary: |
| Keep your bees healthy | 43 |
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| The hen house: |
| Solar chicken coops have been around a long time | 48 |
| Rearrange your chicken yard for fresh grazing | 50 |
| This shelter is tops | 51 |
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| The pig pen: |
| The Large Black Hog: A rare heritage grazing pig | 52 |
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| The horse barn: |
| Horses I have known - There's a breed out there for everyone | 54 |
| Research is key to finding the perfect horse | 56 |
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| Homestead livestock: |
| Raise beefalo | 56 |
| The importance of biodiversity in livestock production | 57 |
| Cattle and the environment | 59 |
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| The rabbitry: |
| Rabbit breed profile: Jersey Wooly | 61 |
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| The cow barn: |
| Malpresentations & manipulations | 62 |
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| The garden: |
| Why organic gardeners disapprove of chemical fertilizers | 65 |
| What if your soils won't release nutrients? | 66 |
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| The herb garden: |
| The joys and challenges of growing herbs | 68 |
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| The garden: |
| Killing nematodes naturally | 72 |
| The power of flowers | 75 |
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| Question of the month: |
| Show us your garden | 76 |
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| Deterring Lepus californicus in high desert gardens | 82 |
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| The homestead kitchen: |
| Cabbage: One of the most nutritious vegetables | 84 |
| Menu ideas for serving homestead visitors | 87 |
| Easy ways to make fixing meals at home doable | 89 |
| The wonders of amaranth | 90 |
| Easy noodle recipe | 90 |
| Cleaning naturally | 91 |
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| Your homestead business: |
| Don't quit your day job | 92 |
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| The woodcarver: |
| Carving a simple wood "spirit" | 100 |
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| Homestead water: |
| Aerate your pond for better water quality | 104 |
| Manual pump allows for dependable water supply | 106 |
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| Poor Will's Almanack for Middle & Late Summer 2007 | 109 |
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| After Chores: |
| Homesteading in the big city | 122 |
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