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DEPARTMENTS

6  Editor's Note 7  Editorial:       Who was Joe Stack? Why does he matter? 60  Ask Jackie:       Drying squash, seasoning cast iron, homemade yogurt, salt pork, butter molds etc. 54  Ayoob on Firearms:       Long gun & short gun shooting similarities 80  Irreverent joke page 81  Letters 84  The Last Word:       California's marijuana initiative: A step in the right direction 85  Classified ads (pdf) 85  Classified advertising form 86   Advertiser Index 88-94   BHM anthologies, & books 95-96  Order form/Subscription Info For a subscription Call Toll Free 1-800--835-2418

ABOUT THE COVER     This issue's cover is a gouache (pronounced 'gwäsh) painting by Don Childers. The impetus for it came from the water treatment article on page 43 and the fishing article on page 40, although these are crappie and not the catfish discussed in the fishing article. Don and Dave thought it up over a beer.

FEATURES

Self-reliance 16  A worthwhile journey       By Kim Scheimreif 40  Jug lines, limb lines, trot lines       By Jason Akers 43  Emergency and backwoods water treatment: Part 2 — "The practice"       By Tim Thorstenson 52  The poor man's ultra-light dual-fuel backpacking stove       By Rick Brannan Building 8  Build a goat cottage       By Jackie Clay Food and recipes 26  Elderberries: Hospitality, health, and beauty       By Gail Butler 32  Ethiopian food       By Richard Blunt 78  Lenie in the kitchen: Pecan coated rock fish       By Ilene Duffy Farm and garden 22  Vermicomposting       By Rebekah Cowell 76  A peek into the life of the Pekin duck       By Abby Walowen Making a living 73  James Harrod: Small engine repairman       By Sylvia Gist History/Americana 64  Breaking in a sodbuster       By Mel Tharp 66  Our job       By Claire Wolfe