Issue #118 of Backwoods Home Magazine. July/August, 2009

Jessie

3 years ago

Issue #118

July/August, 2009

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DEPARTMENTS

6 Publisher’s Note

7 Editorial:
Golf’s critical life lessons are under threat

63 Ask Jackie:
Shelf life of canned meats, arsenic in well water, elderberry extract, goat’s milk, planting in tires, etc.

30 Ayoob on Firearms:
The ammo shortage and what to do about it

43 Poem: Let in the Light

46 Irreverent joke page

79 Letters

84 The last word:
The “risks” with swine flu

87 Classified ads (pdf)

87 Classified advertising form

89 Advertiser Index

90-94 BHM anthologies, CD-ROMs, & books

95-96 Order form/Subscription Info

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ABOUT THE COVER

This issue’s cover is a watercolor by Don Childers, BHM’s longtime artist. It is a summer scene with log home, big garden, and kids returning from a fishing trip in the lake. A photovoltaic array in the front yard and a wind turbine behind the house provide the electricity to this remote home. Chickens in the foreground add to the feeling of self-reliance.

FEATURES

Farm and garden

8 Saving money in the garden

By Gail Butler

16 Grasshopper control

By Tom Kovach

Food and recipes

42 Apple and berry pies

By Ilene Duffy

56 Wonderful wilderness teas

By Linda Gabris

Building

44 Building basics

By Tony Jakacky

Energy

48 Solar hot water systems

By Jeffrey R. Yago, P.E., CEM

68 Our energy crisis: Part 3

By John Silveira

Self-reliance

18 Preparing for civil unrest

By Claire Wolfe

24 Cast iron

By Jackie Clay

36 Appleseed boot camp

By Susan Hogue

Making a living

40 Jamie Seegers: Buffalo soap maker

By Sylvia Gist

41 Keith Kirkpatrick: Gymnastics Coach

By Mackenna Marstall