Note from the publisher

Letters

Editorial:
    The black man's worst enemy is not racism

Recipes:
    Quick breads for summer
    Uncommon wines — another way to save the harvest

Original poems:
   June Knight
   Sheryl L. Nelms
   John Silveira
   Leila Dornak
   R. Lee Rose
   Hal Meili
   Kyle Jarrard

Profile:
    Bill Meyers and guerilla videos

Magazine/Book Reviews
    Old but great books
   Secrets to a Successful Greenhouse Business
   The Survivor

Video reviews

Just for kids:
    Life in a rotten log
    Why I like living in the country

Contents

Building

• The house that a tornado helped build
• Roughcut — a cut above

Country life

• Some thoughts on growing older in the backwoods

Alternative energy

• Photovoltaics in Arkansas' Meadowcreek community help make its self reliant ideas a model for the future
• Waterpower for personal use

Self sufficiency/Money

• Farming crayfish for a living — the demand exceeds the supply
• Starting a home video business
• "Use it up, wear it out; make do or do without!"
• Low overhead, sense of humor & personal touch are key ingredients to running a good small business

Guns

• Accessories can make shooting safer, more productive
• Women, self-defense and the 20-guage shotgun

Farm/Garden

• A drip irrigation primer
• They may be old but they work — a solar food dryer

Health

• Searching for the right American health care plan — Is the Medical Care Savings Account the answer?

Americana/Travel

• The genius of John Adams, Thomas Jefferson and America's "Declaration of Independence"
• Driving the Alaska Highway for it's 50th birthday in 1992