Contents

Building a home

• Building a roof can be a big challenge
• Building freedom at Shelter Institute in Maine
• Making a sunny home in the California wilderness
• In pursuit of independence

Alternate Energy

• A solar-powered house makes sense, both for you and the environment
• Jack Stewart knows solar
• Here is one way to use the sun to heat your water
• How to wire your home for solar electricity
• Water pump blues? Consider the trusty ram pump

Environment/Health

• Global warming: the causes an solutions
• The bout with drought...two ecologically responsible alternatives!
• Some healthy advice about canning and botulism
• Some poisonous advice about scorpions, snakes and spiders
• The Spotted Owl and the great Orego timber war

Farm/garden

• Tips on controlling your garden pests naturally
• The Invisible Gardener
• Just for kids — Plant a spring garden
• Oklahomans help pave the way for small-scale catfish farmers

Country living/Crafts/Cooking

• A tale from Mother Goose, II
• Design some nifty tee shirts with tie-dying
• How to can peaches and tomatoes
• Backwoods Home Recipes
• Grandma, Grandpa and the exploding outhouse
• Pro and anti-gunners square off with songs