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Is written for people who have a desire to pursue personal independence, self sufficiency, and their dreams.
It offers "how to" articles on owner-built housing, independent energy, gardening, health, self-employment, country living, and other topics related to an independent and self-reliant lifestyle.
July 1999...$12.00
This log and stone home typifies rural homes of its vintage in the utilization of logs and stones from the land upon which it was built.
The add on stone section was probably built to accomodate a growing family.
Cover artist John C. Dean has changed the setting and added a few features to make the home appear even more inviting.
7 Editorial: Why are we bombing Serbia?
62 Irreverent joke page
64 Ayoob on Firearms
80 Letters
47 BHM books
89 Classified ads
89 Classified advertising form
95 Order form
97 Subscription information
In this first part of a two-part series, Michael Hackleman discusses the alternatives you should consider before installing your own water system. Wise decisions at the outset can save you a lot of money and ensure a reliable and plentiful supply of water.
39 Solar food drying - By Marcella Shaffer
Solar food drying, the oldest known means of preserving food, has its place in our
kitchens even as we make our passage into the 21st Century. Marcella Shaffer
shows us how to build simple solar dryers that can be used for fruits, vegetables, and
meats. She also tells us how to tell when they're ready for storage.
67 Cost-saving baby tips - By Carolyn Hudman
To cure those "expensive baby blues", Carolyn Hudman gives us recipes for homemade baby
powders, oils, ointments, and more. She also tells us how to shop for quality baby
clothes, car seats, and furniture that are always popping up in garage sales near you.
The life of a volunteer firefighter is one of hard work punctuated by bouts of danger, terror, and grief. Diana Morgan, a somewhat undersized and overaged female volunteer with a small town fire department, writes eloquently of one such night in her "career."
Alice Yeager provides gardening tips for growing the Southern favorite that Northerners just don't understand—okra. Along the way she gives us some handy and tasty kitchen suggestions for its preparation.
Every kitchen winds up with them — leftovers. Marjorie Burris tells us the best way to store them, then she presents ways to give them new life. She even ends this handy little piece with a recipe for "homemade" dog food Fido will love.
Duffy, MacDougal, and Silveira are at it again. This time they discuss our right to keep and bear arms. MacDougal's argument, sure to upset gun control advocates, is that even without the "protection" of the 2nd Amendment our right to arms is inalienable.