Note from the publisher

Letters

Editorial:
   The tax problem

Columns:

Where I live:
   Caught in the 'Net

Homesteading on the electronic frontier:
   Harvesting the Internet for gardening information

Original poems
   Olive L. Sullivan
   Wilma Hinman
   John Silveira
   Ben Sizemore

Book Reviews
   The Orchard Almanac
   Independent Energy Guide
   Evolution of an Independent Home

A country moment

Recipes:
   Eating crow that isn't bad
   From humble stew to curried root soup, root vegetables are an overlooked delight
   Make these hot drinks for liquid comfort

Contents

Farm/Garden

• It's cheap and easy to multiply plants by using these propagation techniques
• Soil pH is the secret of a good garden
• Protect those young trees from frost and vermin
• Don't have a cow! (Get a steer instead)
• Try these organic controls for garden pests
• Stop bugs Nature's way
• Combat aphids by planting garlic
• You definately want to grow your own asparagus
• The Ichiban Hybrid eggplant is a real producer
• For something different in your garden, try ground cherries
• High altitude gardening — it's a challenge but these helpful tips can get you started
• Goats don't eat zucchini
• Grow horehound for the health of it
• Blueberries are an affordable luxury
• The duck dilemma: they're a lot of fun, and they do eat those slugs — but...
• Scrap poly pipe can be transformed into "training wheels for trees"
• Lilacs can provide a reliable "thermometer" for planting
• When you're laying out your farm, careful planning pays big dividends
• Follow these eight easy steps to a successful eggplant harvest
• Whose garden is this anyway?
• For some surprises in your garden, grow potatoes from seed

Self Sufficiency

• Tobacco has some uses that might surprise you

Homeschooling

• What you do on one side of an equation, you do to the other to keep it balanced

Country living

• Dorothy Ainsworth update: Out of the ashes
• Be a purple martin landlord — and find lots of uses for gourds
• It's springtime in Montana

Making the move

• Here are some thoughts about finding your dream place — garden and all

Independent energy

• PV pioneer describes his successful solar home