Note from the publisher

Letters

Editorial:
   Newt Gingrich — man of history

Think of it this way

Reviews
   LandDesigner
   Liberty

Recipes:
    Home brew your own beer
    Sandwiches for summer
    Herbal vinegars — extra zip in your cooking

Just for kids:
    Life on the damp side

Original poems:
    Lorne Inglehart
   Annie Duffy
   John Earl Silveira
   Marjorie Burris

Contents

Building/Tools/Housing

• Here's one way to build a solar-heated shower
• Build cheap, temporary shelters for your homestead's temporary needs
• Metal framing — no more mildew. termites, rot, fungus, shrinkage, fire or knots
• Don't throw away them bricks

Self Sufficiency

• Here are a few tips on maintaining and diagnosing small engine problems around the homestead
• Here's how one couple battled government over an unfair tax assessment — and won
• Want a fun way to cut those food bills? Grab a rod & reel
• How to work with brokers, lawyers, title insurance agents when you buy country land

Country living

• Here's how to start your own small town theater company
• Thoughts on a snake
• A death on the farm
• City boy, country boy

Farm/Garden

• Greens — delicious, nutricious and easy to grow
• Here are a few handy props for air-drying your herbs
• Leave space for peppers
• The headless chicken and the family picnic — what a sight!
• Raising goats can be profitable

Firearms

• The price of self defense

Crafts

• Want a different look? Try sponge painting