Building and tools
8 Split shake siding the modern way By David Lee
David Lee explains how he makes unique shake siding which can make a home more beautiful. It also offers the entrepreneurial minded a business opportunity.
26 Make your own bee equipment By Charles A. Sanders
52 A portable mini-cabin By Marvin B. Harper
Marvin Harper lives in Savannah, Georgia, seven hours from the land he bought to retire to in Tennessee. Constant trips to construct a cabin on the site would be, in the very least, inconvenient. So he did the next best thing: he built the cabin in Savannah, disassembled it, and trucked it in pieces to Tennessee
Food and recipes
31 Hungry enough to eat a horse? By Don Chance
56 Wonderful wilderness wines By Linda Gabris
59 Jams and jellies from Mother Nature's wilderness picks By Linda Gabris
Alternative energy
47 Solar Power 101: Batteries part 2 By Jeffrey Yago, P.E., CEM
In this second part of his discussion on batteries, Jeff Yago explains how to select and set up a battery system for your energy system.
Country Living
77 Fried chicken for breakfast By Danny Fulks
Animals
18 Beekeeping basics By Charles A. Sanders
The honey that an average colony will produce in a year is usually enough for a family to use with enough left over to sell some, as well, and selling or bartering your surplus can be a welcome shot in the arm to the homestead economy.
Self-reliance
34 Controlling groundhogs By Tom R. Kovach
43 Plantain By Rick Brannan
63 Nursing — a perfect backwoods career By John McLane
A career in nursing can provide a stable, livable income for both men and women when living in the backwoods.
Small Town America
35 Ashland, Oregon By Dorothy Ainsworth
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