Countryside January/February 2015

Countryside & Small Stock Journal
January/February 2015 • 99/1

TABLE OF CONTENTS

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
• Off-Grid Refrigeration

The Woodshed
• One Weird Trick For Cutting Wood

DIY SOLUTIONS
• DIY Solutions For Off-Grid Cooking
• DIY Vehicle Emergency Tips

HOMESTEAD WATER
• Water System For a Low-Flow Well
• Installing a Backup Hand Pump
• Surviving a Water Shortage

JERRI’S SOAPBOX
• Full Metal Colander
• Make a Simple Drying Rack

THE SHADE TREE MECHANIC
• Old Machines — Lubrication
• Wash With Nuts — Soap Nuts!
• Apple Orchard Leads to Organic Business

Homestead Business
• Farming Holistically On a Small Scale

THE GARDEN
• Gardening: A Vital Step to the Freedom of Self-Sufficiency
• Quality Seeds Are Everything
• Get An Early Start With Carrots
• Anyone For Okra?
• Dressing Up the Winter Garden

A JOURNEY WITH THE BEES
• Deep Winter and Preparing For Spring
• Dadant & Sons, Inc. History
• Master Apiarist Shows Pioneer Spirit

THE HENHOUSE
• Saddle Up Your Chickens

THE HORSE BARN
• ‘Tis the Season For Wintertime Hoof Care
• Patching Up Pacheboy

THE GOAT BARN
• Pneumonia In Goats

HOMESTEAD PESTS
• Flea Control

THE HOMESTEAD KITCHEN
• Waste Not; Want Not: The Power of Potatoes
• Gift Packages Include Dried Soups
• Upscale Soup on a Homestead Budget
• Grind Your Own Grain
• Cooking Blue Hubbards

BOOK REVIEWS
• Four Guides to Better Knitting

COUNTRY NEIGHBORS
• Okmulgee, OK is A-OK
• Down on the Farm

IN EVERY ISSUE
• Country Conversation & Feedback
• Capture Your Countryside
• Bookstore
• Almanack
• Marketplace
• Breeders Directory/Classifieds

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