Make your own nut butters
By Sylvia Gist
Issue #96 • November/December, 2005
When almond butter replaced peanut butter in my diet (on doctor's orders), I discovered I really liked the almond better. And it opened my eyes to the world...
Caring for wounds in the field
By Bill Glade, M.D.
Issue #75 • May/June, 2002
The beautiful remote Canadian lake has provided a bountiful supply of fresh fish. You are cleaning the catch when a moment's inattention allows the knife to slip...
Brooder in a box
By Sylvia Gist
Issue #80 • March/April, 2003
It's spring and the farm store has a tempting variety of baby chicks begging for you to take them home. Or the breed you've always wanted has been...
Successful cold storage
By Sylvia Gist
Issue #82 • July/August, 2003
Crisp carrot sticks, fresh cabbage, and fried potatoes from my Montana garden in June? Yes, but only if I've kept them in cold storage from last summer's garden.
A...
We built John Silveira’s chicken coop/garden
By Suzy Lowry Geno
Website Exclusive • April, 2007
I have what seems like mountains of great "fertilizer" from my barn full of English Angora rabbits. But between my work as a newspaper editor and caring...
Vinegar — A splash is all you need for healthful eating, natural healing, and...
By Linda Gabris
Issue #97 • January/February, 2006
Call me a sourpuss, if you will, but I love vinegar and can't imagine a day going by without calling upon one type or another for cooking, curing,...
Canned bacon — Roll your own
By Enola Gay
Issue #127 • January/February, 2011
I have to admit, I am somewhat of an extreme canner. I love to can unusual thingscanned foods you just don't find on everyone's shelves. My latest canning...
Making sausage
By Linda Gabris
Issue #95 • September/October, 2005
While most folks in my neck of the woods are busy barbecuing during the last leg of summer, my thoughts are wistfully drifting to autumn and the brand...
Shiitake mushrooms
By Linda Gabris
Issue #96 • November/December, 2005
There's a familiar old saying about mushrooms making meals marvelous but when it comes to the delectable shiitake, here's a pick that goes way beyond the call of...
Cool dishes for formal summer dining
By Linda Gabris
Issue #94 • July/August, 2005
If you're an upland hunter who enjoys showing off your birds in gourmet fashion, here is a supreme main course creation that will earn the highest praise. There...
Salmon candy and pickles — Two unique ways to enjoy your next catch
By Linda Gabris
Issue #93 • May/June, 2005
Salmon is always a treat, but if you want to try something different, how about making pickles and candy out of the next fish that lands in your...
Turkey the old-fashioned way
By Linda Gabris
Issue #90 • November/December, 2004
When I was a kid, mom did all her cooking on a McClary wood stove that sat in the corner of her big country kitchen. The stove, fondly...
Pickled fish and rollmops
By Linda Gabris
Issue #91 • January/February, 2005
The zesty creations called rollmops (those mouthwatering appetizers that you buy in jars at the supermarket or by bulk in a deli) have deep European roots, but there's...
Garlic – the glorious bulb
By Linda Gabris
Issue #86 • March/April, 2004
Whether you know it as ail in French, lashun in Hindi, da suan in Chinese, aglio in Italian, fokhagyma in Hungarian or plain old garlic in English, the...
Wonderful wilderness wines
By Linda Gabris
Issue #88 • July/August, 2004
From spring's first delicate blossoms to the last clinging berries of autumn, hobby winemakers can cash in on nature's bounty to rack up an exciting array of distinctive...
Cracklin’s — An irresistible snack that you can’t stop sneakin’
By Linda Gabris
Issue #79 • January/February, 2003
When I was a girl growing up in the backwoods, one of my favorite times of the year was autumn when grandpa would butcher a pig to put...
