Departments: |
Country conversation | 8 |
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Special feature: |
The Greenhorn's guide to homesteading, Part II: | |
Buying the farm | 28 |
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Planning your homestead | 31 |
Life in the bush | 36 |
Life in the high desert | 38 |
Homesteading advice from former greenhorns | 41 |
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Homestead finances: |
How to earn extra money in the country | 52 |
Do you want fries with that? | 54 |
Bring customers to your front door with a website | 57 |
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Life on the sunny side: |
Sizing a solar-electric system for worry-free off-grid living | 58 |
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The garden: |
Build your own greenhouse by converting an outbuilding | 62 |
Get an early start in your garden | 66 |
Garden without water? Dry farming in the southwest | 68 |
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Foraging: |
Wolfberries: Exceptional nutrition in a small package | 75 |
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The homestead kitchen: |
Spinach: The prince of vegetables | 77 |
Dr. Chase's crackers and bread | 80 |
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The goat barn: |
Which breed is best for the cheesemaker? | 82 |
Cold water treatment works on snake bite | 82 |
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The pig pen: |
Make sure your pigs get proper minerals | 83 |
A good boar is worth more than some think | 83 |
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The henhouse: |
Finishing the perfect chicken coop | 84 |
Winter care for your chickens | 85 |
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The rabbit barn: |
Feeding rabbits in the 1930s | 88 |
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The goat barn: |
Lessons in goat raising | 89 |
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The cow barn: |
Watering your herd in winter | 91 |
When will she calve? | 92 |
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Rural healthcare: |
The stork stops here | 94 |
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Sustainable living: |
Four conditions for sustainability | 96 |
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The hapless homesteader: |
The flying squirrel | 99 |
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Poor Will's Countryside Almanack | 101 |
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2008 Countryside Index | 112 |
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After chores: |
I've been malled! | 114 |
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