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    Doesn’t anyone remember Tom Paine

    By Robert L. Williams Issue #19 • January/February, 1993 Many years ago, before I came to my senses and left public education for good, I was teaching on a college campus when one of the administrators...
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    Plant Your Irish Potatoes This Fall or Winter

    By Robert L. Williams Issue #48 • November/December, 1997 My family has made a practice of planting Irish potatoes in the fall rather than in the early spring. We tried it both ways for many years...
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    Animals

    Get to know your spiders

    By Jerry Hourigan Issue #109 • January/February, 2008 Every landowner and homeowner creates the perfect environment for spiders. Not intentionally, of course, but spiders seem to...

    Raising cattle on your own place

    By Charles Sanders Issue #85 • January/February, 2004 Winter won't last forever. It won't be long before spring will arrive and pastures will start to green...

    Raising your own beef

    Cheaper than Store-Bought Eggs

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

    Goat birthing and raising kids

    Self-Reliance

    Farm and Garden

    Green or Yellow: Grow Your Best Bush Beans Ever

    By Lisa LaFreniere Issue #62 • March/April, 2000 Bush Beans, or snap beans as they're sometimes referred to, are a growing favorite among many gardeners, and with good reason. Beans are high in vitamins A, C...
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    Build an Old-Fashioned Hotbed and Start Your Seeds in Style

    By Roy Martin Issue #104 • March/April, 2007 A hotbed is a miniature greenhouse that is heated to protect new seedlings from cold. The hotbed differs from a cold frame in that it has an internal...
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