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Note from the publisher

Letters

Editorial:
Taking care of yourself

Recipes:
Hearty winter breakfasts
Chicken with curried rice

Original poems:
Richard Lee Rose
Lorne S. Inglehart
Jim Watters
John Silveira

Book Reviews
How to build small barns
Fences for pasture and garden
Lunar organic gardener
Lunar planting guide
Outdoor brickwork
Finding and Buying Your Place inthe Country
Grasses
Free-lance writer’s handbook
Basic Hydroponics
The Bread Book
The S.A.S. Survival Handbook

Profile:
Jerry Belanger’s network beyond the sidewalk

Just for kids:
Rainy day magic

 

Contents

Building

  • Insulation and vapor barriers
  • How to stop an invading army — TERMITES!

Country life

Alternative energy

  • Using water hydraulics to help install your house grounding rod
  • Preparing your photovoltaic system for winter

Self sufficiency/Money/Jobs

  • How to make your own “grab and go” survival kits
  • Try buying at auctions to save money for just just about any item
  • Using and storing wheat at home
  • Raising fishworms as a business

Guns

  • Handgun choices for women who want to provide their own defense

Farm/Garden

Americana/Society

Crafts

  • Boredom got you tied in knots? Try “string craft”
  • Flowered circlets