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6  Editor's Note 7  Editorial:       Reaching for the stars during a recession 72  Ask Jackie:       Composting horse manure, curing onions, flea beetles, reusable canning lids, carrot rust fly, etc. 44  Ayoob on Firearms:       Big boomer guns 59  Irreverent joke page 71  Making a living:       Naturally Cozy, a cottage industry 76  Do you remember when...       The time-travel ad 89  The Gee Whiz page 96  Letters 100  The last word:       Magnesium and the International Criminal Court 101  Classified ads (pdf) 101  Classified advertising form 103   Advertiser Index 104-110   BHM anthologies & books 111-112  Order form/Subscription Information For a subscription Call Toll Free 1-800--835-2418

ABOUT THE COVER      Don Childers painted this scene to support our lead article by Tanya Kelley. We searched through dozens of photos of old oak forests to find something that had that crisp autumn feel. Soon these pigs will be turned into ham, bacon, and sausage, thanks to Kelley's advice and Linda Gabris's sausage recipe.

FEATURES

Self-reliance 8  Butchering a hog   By Tanya Kelley 36  Chainsaw sharpening   By Steven Gregersen 40  Small game fills a large pot   By Michael D. Faw 60  Building and stocking your pantry   By Jackie Clay 78  Emergency and backwoods water treatment: Part 3 — "Taking it to the field"   By Tim Thorstenson Building 22  Build an attached solar greenhouse   By David Lee 90  Raising JayDee's house   By Claire Wolfe Food and recipes 16  Hungarian liver and rice sausages   By Linda Gabris 50  Honey: Nature's sweetener   By Sylvia Gist 56  Pistachios: historic and healthy nuts   By Habeeb Salloum 66  An afternoon with Jackie   By Ilene Duffy Farm and garden 23  How we use our solar greenhouse   By Jennifer Lee