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Issue #69 of Backwoods Home Magazine. May/June, 2001

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DEPARTMENTS

6 Publisher’s Note

7 &nbspEditorial: How environmental ideology hurts the solar energy industry

20 Ask Jackie: Hazelnuts, affordable places to live, market gardening, water systems, baked beans, sauerkraut, and more

64 Energy Works

45 Think of it this way:The Coming American Dictatorship, Part IV

26 Ayoob on Firearms:
Picking a holster

56 Irreverent joke page

92 BHM books

78 Letters

89 Advertiser Index

44 Book review: Veterinary Guide for Animal Owners

84 Classified ads (pdf)

84 Classified ad form

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ABOUT THE COVER

This issue’s cover is a copy of a photograph from the 2000 Midwest Renewable Energy and Sustainable Living Fair hosted by the Midwest Renewable Energy Association. This is the Fair’s 12th year and it will take place in Amherst, Wisconsin, June 22-24. In 1999, more than 15,000 people from 49 states and 40 countries attended. This year even more are expected. There will also be more than 100 workshops, 125 exhibit booths, site tours, family activities, food, and fun. BHM will be there, too, and we will have our own booth. We hope to see you all there at the Fair.

FEATURES

Energy Works

64 It’s all happening at the fair By Michael Hackleman

Looking for a place to learn about renewable energy and see and touch the hardware? Check out the The Midwest Renewable Energy and Sustainable Living Fair this June in Amherst, Wisconsin.

66 Installing a hydro system By Michael Hackleman

In the third installment of his series on water power Michael Hackleman begins the installation of a low-buck, low-tech approach to tapping a water source for power.

Farm and Garden

8 Animal birthing By Jackie Clay

This is the time of year when many of the animals are giving birth on the farm. Jackie Clay discusses what to expect and how to prepare for and deal with problems.

40 A child’s garden By Jackie Clay

Whether you assign your children a row in the family garden or you give them gardens of their own, planting, caring for, and harvesting, they will learn life’s lessons while enjoying themselves.