| Departments: |
| Country conversation | 8 |
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| Special feature: |
| A place to heal | 32 |
| Help for greenhorns | 37 |
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| Life on the sunny side: |
| Cashing in on sunlight's changeable nature. Efficient windows and thermal mass | 38 |
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| Alternative energy: |
| Bio-gas production on the homestead | 42 |
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| The integrated homestead: |
| Part III: Healthy plants, livestock, and fungi | 44 |
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| Homesteading in Germany: |
| Small farm profit system | 51 |
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| The garden: |
| Flat-proof tiller tires | 53 |
| Autumn frost protection for your garden | 55 |
| Hints to eliminate your garden hassles | 56 |
| Mulch ado about nothing | 59 |
| The $2 garden | 60 |
| It pays to check your soil's pH | 61 |
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| Livestock health: |
| Rabies: What you need to know | 62 |
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| The horse barn: |
| Horse-proof fencing | 66 |
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| The goat barn: |
| CAE testing available from BioTracking | 70 |
| The benefits of dairy goats | 70 |
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| The henhouse: |
| You don't need money or skill to get great eggs | 71 |
| Splayed legs in newly hatched chicks | 72 |
| Muscovy duck breeder's map links buyers & sellers | 72 |
| Make an automatic door opener | 73 |
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| The butcher block: |
| Butchering tips—plan ahead | 74 |
| Various methods of keeping cured hams | 75 |
| Tasty mutton sausage you can make quickly | 76 |
| Poultry should be brined before smoking | 76 |
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| The homestead kitchen: |
| Gourmet herbal vinegars | 77 |
| Tantalizing tomato recipes | 79 |
| Small bread: Great for menu variety | 83 |
| Pumpkin Soda Bread | 84 |
| Rice: The main staple for half of mankind | 85 |
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| Question of the month: |
| What's special about businesses in your community? | 93 |
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| Country neighbors: |
| Wanderlust and gleaning with a purpose | 94 |
| He'll help those less fortunate | 95 |
| Living the simple life at age 15 | 95 |
| Homesteading alone presents its own unique struggles | 96 |
| Lessons learned in 35 years of gardening | 98 |
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| The hapless homesteader: |
| Zen & the art of chicken house maintenance | 98 |
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| Poor Will's Almanack for Autumn 2008 | 102 |
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| After chores: |
| The lessons of less | 114 |
