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    Oregon Trail preparedness: What supplies did the settlers carry?

    By Don Lewis Issue #176 • April/May/June, 2019 The year was 1834, a year that didn’t really stand out as all that particularly important in American history. But like any other year, it had its share...
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    Animals

    Llamas guarding sheep? — Not such a far-fetched idea

    By Karen McGeorge Sanders Issue #19 • January/February, 1993 It seems that farmers always need an extra pair of hands, but finding the money to pay...

    Brooder in a box

    By Sylvia Gist Issue #80 • March/April, 2003 It's spring and the farm store has a tempting variety of baby chicks begging for you to take...

    Fermenting Chicken Feed

    Switch your family to goat’s milk

    Mountain lions — Attacks are still rare, but just in case…

    This St. Bernard backwoods hero saved old Grandma’s life

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    Farm and Garden

    Growing Microgreens

    By Lisa Nourse Issue #176 • April/May/June, 2019 The small town where I live has two small grocery stores and getting a good variety of organic produce during the winter months is difficult. I find myself...
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    Start a Self-Sufficiency Garden Even in a Cramped Apartment

    By Nancy Wolcott Issue #61 • January/February, 2000 You are sitting there in your recliner chair in your small city apartment desperately longing for the day when you can escape to the country and become a...
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