Note from the publisher

Letters

Editorial:
   Born of desperation

Columns:

Where I live:
   Working for a dad who works at home

Homesteading on the electronic frontier:
   Cybrarian — a great Internet job

Ayoob on firearms:
   The price of machismo

Think of it this way:
   Want proof of luck, ESP and psychic powers

Recipes:
   Perfect whole wheat breads...some troubleshooting ideas

Book Reviews:
   The Natural Soap Book
   How to Run Your Own Home Business
   Spare Time Cash
   Cheesemaking Made Easy
   The All-American Cowboy Cookbook
   The Budget Gardener

Original Poems:
   John Earl Silveira

Contents

Making a living

• If you have some solid how-to knowledge to sell, writing and publishing a book is not that hard
• Delicious, wholesome and just enough "crunch" , these special soybeans sell for $2 a pound
• Here are two country couples who diversified to make a living
• The "night crawler condo" is a great way to make money
• Got some weekend residents in your area? Then your home business is waiting to open
• Raising rabbits — for meat and making money, it's hard to beat this creature on the homestead
• This family started a used bookstore for under $2,000
• You can have a good career as a nurse practicioner no matter where you live
• Consider small-scale hog production for delicious food and reliable income
• Simplify, save and grow food and trade and you,too, can afford to work for yourself
• You can make extra money as a tringer
• A guaranteed-catch, U-catch trout pond is a fun and profitable business
• Money doesn;t grow on trees, but you can grow it in your garden

Building

• You can make this effective gray water disposal system

Self sufficiency

• For headache, fever or even rheumatism, relief is as near as the familiar willow plant
• Felting is an ancient art that's still useful today
• Forage for wood lettuce and ground coral and you can spice up your outdoor eating
• Using trot lines, set lines and jug fishing will increase your fish catch substantially