Beekeeping basics
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Beekeeping basics
By Charles Sanders
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Issue #88 • July/August, 2004
Bees have been managed for their honey production for about 5000 years or so. Especially for the smallholder, beekeeping can be an interesting and rewarding pursuit. They...
Raising cattle on your own place
By Charles Sanders
Issue #85 • January/February, 2004
Winter won't last forever. It won't be long before spring will arrive and pastures will start to green up. This may be the year for you to consider...
Build a stone wall
By Charles Sanders
Issue #70 • July/August, 2001
The natural beauty of a stone wall has been romanticized in poem and picture for hundreds of years. There is a soothing permanence that can be seen in...
Some unusual jellies for your sweet tooth
By Charles Sanders
Issue #70 • July/August, 2001
In my mind, one of the simple pleasures in life is hot biscuits, a dab of butter, and a dollop of homemade jelly. Around here any biscuits left...
Hog butchering — Using everything but the squeal
By Charles Sanders
Issue #142 • July/August, 2013
A 450-pound hog will provide a lot of delicious meat.
Hogs are raised throughout our neighboring Amish community for many of the same reasons old American homesteads raised them....
Redworm farming
By Charles Sanders
Issue #112 • July/August, 2008
If you are looking for a way to earn extra income, a retirement job, or even a new livelihood, then raising earthworms might just be the thing. This...
How to build a good fence for your homestead
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How to build a good fence for your homestead
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By Charles Sanders
Issue #103 • January/February, 2007
One of the basic fixtures on a homestead is fencing. Fences are used to keep animals in, or...
This country job really rocks
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This country job really rocks
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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...
Vegetarian pies
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Issue #87 • May/June, 2004
Delicate, flavorful, and very satisfying are the descriptions with which a number of culinary experts label the countless pies...
Tahini — A health food par-excellence
By Habeeb Salloum
Issue #89 • September/October, 2004
Since time immemorial tahini has been a choice food in the countries which edge the eastern Mediterranean. The product of hulled and crushed sesame seeds, this delectable, nourishing,...
The chicken and the egg
By Habeeb Salloum
Issue #139 • January/February, 2013
One cannot think of our culinary world without chicken or eggs. Chicken is one of the world's most consumed meats and eggs are on the tables of the...
My garden — A springboard of food, pleasure, and history
By Habeeb Salloum
Issue #80 • March/April, 2003
"You mean that from this postage-size garden you grow enough vegetables and herbs to last you all year?" my friend asked in disbelief as he watched me plant...
Middle Eastern breads
By Habeeb Salloum
Issue #135 • May/June, 2012
Arabs, the majority people in the Middle East, eat bread with every meal. In tradition and in daily life, bread is held to be a divine gift from...
Do you suffer from gout? Here are some recipes that might help
By Habeeb Salloum
Issue #103 • January/February, 2007
For two days we had been exploring the fantastic ruins of Petra, Jordan's number-one tourist attraction. The last day, after walking around intrigued by this ancient Arab Nabataean...
Pistachios — Historic and healthy nuts
By Habeeb Salloum
Issue #125 • September/October, 2010
Pistachios (Pistacia vera), whose name derives from the Persian word pisteh, is believed to have originated in Iran. For thousands of years they thrived in western Asia, in...
