Issue #112 July/August, 2008

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DEPARTMENTS

6  Publisher’s Note 7  Editorial:       Maybe food shortages and hunger will do what intellectual debate can’t 80  Irreverent joke page 71  Ask Jackie:       Keeping deer out, saving seeds, canning milk, controlling fleas, etc. 75  Ayoob on Firearms:       Heirloom guns 85  Letters 89  The last word:       Thomas Jefferson couldn’t get elected today 88   Advertiser Index 90  Classified ads (pdf) 90  Classified advertising form 93-95   BHM anthologies, CD-ROMs, & books 96-97  Order form/Subscription Info For a subscription Call Toll Free 1-800--835-2418

ABOUT THE COVER      This issue’s cover is a painting by Don Childers that depicts Eric Ainsworth building the floor on his home under construction in Ashland, Oregon. He’s working until the sun goes down, which is what you have to do to build your own home without going in debt. Dorothy Ainsworth, Eric’s mom and a longtime BHM contributor, is the writer and photographer for this how-to series of articles that will hopefully help you begin the process of building your own home on your own piece of land.

FEATURES

Building and tools 8  Building Eric’s house   By Dorothy Ainsworth       The first in a series of articles documenting the building of Eric Ainsworth’s house from start to finish Self-reliance 25  Learning to receive   By Claire Wolfe 28  The rising cost of food and fuel   By John Silveira 67  Redworm farming   By Charles Sanders 81  Catfish by the bucketful   By Paul Miller Energy 39  Energy class: Part 2   By Jeffrey R. Yago, P.E., CEM Farm and garden 20  Goat birthing and raising kids   By Jackie Clay 56  Five-gallon drip irrigation   By Randy Erskine 57  Summer squash   By Alice Yeager 63  Gardening with hog panels   By Mark Cobbeldick Food and recipes 44  Whole grain breads baked at home   By Richard Blunt       Making healthy whole grain bread is not as hard as you might think. Follow Richard’s step by step instructions for a tasty cost-effective loaf of bread.