Note from the publisher

Letters

Editorial:
   The new frontier

Columns:

Think of it this way:
   Just how good a bet are those lotto tickets?

Where I live:
   Salvaged wood makes a good goat shed

Ayoob on firearms:
   My choice for the ideal backwoods gun is the four-inch .44 Magnum handgun

Homesteading on the electronic frontier:
   Find information fast on the Internet

Recipes:
   Salads for winter
   Try these bread recipes that are part of our heritage — and still delicious today
   Beans — they may be a poor man's meat, but they are also a gourmet's delight

Book Review:
   The Ayoob Files

Contents

Building/Tools/Housing

• Here's a cold storage house as good as our ancestors built
• Propane is a multi-purpose fuel, and it has many key advantages

Self Sufficiency

• You can earn a college degree without ever leaving home, thanks to TVs and computers
• Our homestead motto: Make-do
• For this resourceful couple, primitive survival skills are a path to self sufficiency

Homeschooling

• How I've started my child in a program of homeschooling

Country living

• It took a lot of weed-eating fish & work to make our lake useable
• Commonsense precautions help keep kids safe
• The saga of Benjamin, the backwoods, homeschooled boy who wanted to get a job
• Everybody talks about lightning — and yes, there are things you can do about it

Making the move

• When it comes to land contracts — be careful! Here are some critical points to remember

Farm/Garden

• The Fuyugaki persimmon — it really is "food for the gods"
• These are Jacob's sheep
• Shiitake muchrooms for food and for cash — you "plant" them by inoculating logs
• Try these smaller breeds of multi-purpose cattle

Health

• NASA says these plants will help clean the air in your home
• The amazing aloe

Americana

• Feeling nostalgic? Now you'll rave! Here's the story of Burma Shave.
• June Jaeger's quilts are works of fine art