Annie on Everfree Farm, Part II
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Annie on Everfree Farm, Part II
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By Annie Tuttle
(Most photos by Dave Duffy)
Issue #146 • March/April, 2014
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Most of the old fence around the garden was pretty well thrashed. Some was torn out to...
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Issue #37 • January/February, 1996
What was a beautiful sunny day with large white billowing clouds low on the horizon has turned progressively darker. The clouds are now almost black, and the...
This country job really rocks
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This country job really rocks
By Charles Sanders
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By Charles Sanders
Issue #105 • May/June, 2007
Down here in the hills and hollers of southern Indiana, there is rock a'plenty. Old farm fields still show evidence where early...
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Issue #132 • November/December, 2011
Years ago, when my grandmother learned that some women purchased new fabric to make quilts, she was shocked. She was an "old-school" fiber artist quilting, crocheting, and...
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(But if you're smart, you can get it cheap)
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I have been a homeowner since I was 18 years old and I still continually shop for land opportunities in...
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Did you ever get an urge to just take off and go someplace exotic? Maybe the North Pole or the Amazon river basin? If you would care to...
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With most of our planet underwater, fish have been a part of the human diet since before recorded history. Almost any permanent body of water can be presumed...
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"Money does not solve money problems." — Dr. Phil McGraw
For many, if not most, people yearning for the self-reliant life, a heavy personal debt load is the single...
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By Claire Wolfe
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The most remarkable thing about civil unrest is that there hasn't been more of it.
Politicians are making a hash of this country and much of the rest of...
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In hard times, comforts are important for morale. Some might stash a jug of whiskey or a case of cheese puffs, but for me, comfort is a steaming...
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Anyone who has read or heard the story of the City Mouse and the Country Mouse knows the difference between a child from the city and a child...
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If you are going to try to take the chill out of your home without turning on your main sources of heat, or if you want to add...
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The native peoples of North America were a very practical lot. Over the centuries they developed some very efficient tools. Yet, perhaps because of their appreciation of...































