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Mother Earth Sept 1999

................... August/September 1999 Issue No. 175...$10.00
......................... COVER PHOTO: ROBIN THOMAS

REGULAR COLUMNS

5 News From Mother
Y2K: keeping our eyes off the crystal ball.

6 Dear Mother
The bat/rabies link questioned and answered.

10 Country Lore
Wild coffee alternatives...when tea just won't do it.

14 Bits & Pieces
Composting cutlery?

18 Energy and Environment
Two pioneers in the search for "vegetable" auto fuel.

20 Home Remedies
The healing wonders of cayenne and kelp.

THE NEW CENTURY

24 Who's Afraid of Y2K? Mother's Millennium Guide
We've all heard the predictions: The grid will go down. Banks will close. Oil refineries will fail. Grocery store shelves will lay bare and faucets will spout no or impotable water, all because our computers won't know what year it is come January 1. Five months shy of the new century, we cut through the haze of misinformation and hsteria to bring you sane solutions to your Y2K concerns

38 The New Science of Canning and Storing
In our ongoing search for the perfect pantry, we tackle 21^st-century adaptations of that traditional-yet-technical off-grid food storage technique - heat/vacuum canning in glass and metal—as well as some of the more modern, electricity-dependent methods of freezing and vacuum packing.

58 The Dollars and Sense of Home Landscaping
Chances are you won't strike oil, find gold or dig up a pirate's treasure on your land. Still, a little digging and a small investment can bring great returns. Spend $50 on a savings bond and it will be worth less than $150 in 20 years. Plant a tree and in the same two decades it will likely add $3,000 to your property value.

DO-IT-YOURSELF
50 A New Life on the Rio Grande
Lisa Mower took a long look at her life of chasing bills and running the rat race and decided to get out. In the process of buying land and building a new home, she learned to read again, bathe in a basin, mend clothes, raise chickens, live on less...and just maybe the secret to happiness.

66 Country Vet
Part I of our look at potential animal poisons.

HOMESTEAD HIGH-TECH
70 Hay-Wireless: A Cell Phone Buyer's Guide
Cellular technology has come a long way since its debut in 1983, when the average bill was around $95 per month. Now small, inexpensive and practical, even for those of us living in the sticks, cell phones have finally graduated from toy to tool. Our buyer's guide will give you the best ring for your buck.

76 Seasons and Almanac
A walk through the night sky and the fall garden.

MOTHER'S NATURAL KITCHEN
80 The Unexpected Slaw
It's time to rescue that cabbage from the back of the fridge and experience the flavorful wonders of a summer slaw.

84 Seed Swap
The late-season crops are out there, free for the trading.

84 Survey
Tell us how you're making it in the country.

87 Mother's Bookshelf
Everything you need, from planting guides to full home blueprints.

90 Land and the Law
When is the owner of a deed not the owner of the land?

100 General Store
One-stop shopping for any home or homestead.

106 Classifieds
Buy it, sell it, trade it, and a million folks will see it.

112 Last Laugh
One man's adventures...with a compost toilet.

January 1998

................... January 1998 Issue No. 165...$10.00
......................... COVER PHOTO: ROBIN THOMAS

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4 News From Mother
The real costs and responsibilities of being "well".

6 Dear Mother
Readers share new uses for discards.

8 Country Lore
What to do with a window weight, an alarm clock, and fishing.

10 Bits & Pieces
How to recycle your Christmas tree.

12 Country Real Estate
Continued talk of your rights and obligations concerning easements.

22 Mother's Natural Kitchen
Herb-infused olive oils and chocolate biscotti are expensive gifts unless you make them yourself.

28 Woodshop: A Wooden Circus Train
Handmade toys are as fun to make as they are to play with.

30 Seasons
The fearsome and majestic Great Horned Owl.

64 Seed Swap
Don't be caught without all the seeds you want this spring.

66 Country Vet
Farm safety is preventative medicine.

68 Homesteading
The newest trend in inexpensive housing is "straight up." Treehouses are a lot more practical than you might imagine.

76 Woodshop, Part II: Build a Better Wheelbarrow
Will's plans for an old-fashioned wooden wheelbarrow that your grandchildren will be able to haul things with.

90 Classrfieds
Ladybugs, horseshoes, portable sawmills, accordions, and more.

96 Last Laugh
To build a fire.

NATURAL HEALTH
34 Inner Medicine
Our daily thinking, breathing, and eating habits begin a process that can both enrich life and enhance health as effectively as high-tech miracle cures.
If symptoms do show up, our guide includes a look at basic treatments such as heat, water, and herbs, in addition to a guide to twenty medicinal herbs specific to the cold and flu season.

COUNTRY SKILLS
18 Home Winemaking
Michigan homesteader Sue Robishaw had a lot of wild black cherries and chokecherries, a bit of imagination, and not very much money. The combination spawned these simple, delicious recipes for wild cherry wines.

ENERGY and ENVIRONMENT
40 A Bright Future: The Cutting Edge of Solar Power, 1998
Solar shingles, solar windows, and solar siding have all been made possible by a new thin-film technology. You can see it on a few demo homes in the U.S., and on even more homes abroad. Molly Miller looks at domestic solar policy and at the technology's slow development.

GARDEN & YARD
44 Landscaping Part I: Growing Wild
Wouldn't you rather have a meadow than a lawn? You could have a wild flower or native grass meadow instead of lifetime of lawn mowing. Create a pond or bog and you'll also get frogs, turtles, and dragon flies. John Vivian's homestead is systematically and simply wild, from garden to orchard.

50 Landscaping Part II: Hand Tools & Techniques
mother's guide to our favorite tools—machetes, axes, saws, and carriers—for clearing out serious brush, thinning woods, removing roots, and general grubbin' in the dirt, as well as tips on how to use them.

BARTERS & BOOTSTRAPS
54 Ranting for Profit Secrets of a Market Garden
Mother's humble gardener Mort Mather discloses successes, failures, and hard-earned lessons of producing vegetables for profit, including a three year plan for planting and crop rotation.

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