Departments
  
Note from the publisher 
Letters 
Editorial: 
“There’s no stopping term limits” 
Just for kids: 
Logic puzzles 
Recipes: 
Classic vegetarian dishes 
Original Poems and short story: 
Tom Chance 
John Earl Silveira 
Rosemary White’s Mushrooms 
Book, magazine & video reviews: 
Shelters, Shacks and Shanties 
The Potential of Herbs as a Cash Crop 
The Consumer’s Guide to Planet Earth 
Rodale’s Chemical Free Yard and Garden 
Hydroponics: Set Up, Care and Maintenance 
Product review: 
The Basic Survival Tool 
  
Contents
Building/Tools 
- There’s nothing like metal roofing
 
- New homes from old homes
 
- The Toolbox  hammers & drills
 
- Some ideas for remodeling and living from Catamount Farm
 
 
Americana/Life 
- Reliving “The American West” at the Hart Canyon Rendezvous
 
- Why does the year begin in January?
 
 
Alternative energy 
- How an inverter fits into your solar electric system
 
 
Country living/Crafts 
- A road kill could kill you too!
 
- Creating with saltdough
 
- A woman’s backwoods philosophy
 
 
Self sufficiency/Money/ 
- Some tips on drying foods at home
 
- Learning to shoot safely, effectively
 
- Opportunity is knocking for the country parson
 
- Daily life of the country parson
 
- Clean up with house cleaning
 
- How to homebrew beer
 
 
Farm/Garden 
- Hydroponics  growing plants indoors without soil
 
- A hydroponic greenhouse
 
- Butchering, cleaning and cooking chickens
 
 
Health/Environment 
- Animal lifesavers  CPR & comfrey
 
 
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