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    Publisher’s Note – Issue #179 Jan/Feb/Mar 2020

    Animals

    Forget the dog, chicken is man’s best friend

    By Richard Blunt Issue #49 • January/February, 1998 The domestic chicken, or Gallus domesticus as the Romans called it, has lived with humans for centuries. It...

    Switch your family to goat’s milk

    By Tanya Kelley Issue #128 • March/April, 2011 If you milk goats, there's no doubt you've heard it—"Eww! Goat's milk! Gross!" To be perfectly honest, goat...

    Raising cattle on your own place

    Chickens — The most valuable animal on the homestead

    Beekeeping basics

    Bovine basics for beginners

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    Teach your kids math with the banking game

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    Kick the credit card habit and learn to stash cash

    The joys of making soap

    Farm and Garden

    Leaf Mold is Another Way to Build Your Soil

    By John Fuchs Issue #41 • September/October, 1996 Leaves are an excellent way to add organic matter to the garden. However, using raw—or unprocessed—leaves has some drawbacks. Raw leaves are more acidic than composted leaves, and...
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    Making Apple Cider with a Homemade Press

    By Robert Van Putten Issue #170 • March/April, 2018 Apples are an important food resource for us. Every year we store hundreds of pounds in our root cellar where they will keep for up to six...
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