Countryside March/April 2015

Countryside & Small Stock Journal
March/April 2015 • 99/2

TABLE OF CONTENTS

ECO-FRIENDLY HOUSING
• A Unique Earthship Community

HOMESTEAD WATER
• Water Systems For Off-Grid Living
• How to Build Your Own Rainwater Harvesting System

AQUAPONICS
• The Secret to Small Lot Homesteading
• The Fish That Grew Some Food in a California High School

A JOURNEY WITH THE BEES
• Installing Packaged Bees
• Spring Cleaning

THE SHEEP SHED
• Using a Stanchion to Feed a Rejected Lamb

THE GOAT BARN
• Basic Kidding

THE HENHOUSE
• Hens Have a Swingin’ Good Time
• An Easy-Clean Chicken Coop
• Raising Chickens in “Open Coops”

THE RABBITRY
• Rabbit Hutch Idea

THE COW BARN
• Highland Cattle For Beef

THE GARDEN
• Vertical Gardening Grows Skyward
• Time For Summer Squash
• Grow a Moringa Tree
• When Seeds Are Outlawed

THE HOMESTEAD KITCHEN
• Beyond Kraut & Kimchi
• How to Make Sauerkraut & Other Cabbage Creations
• Spring Soup
• Rhubarb Juice Canning Recipe
• Egg Recipes

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE
• Make Your Own “Green” Healing Salves
• One-Dimensional Medicine
• Naturally Cozy Feminine Hygiene Product

COUNTRY NEIGHBORS
• Top 10 Trendy Homesteaders
• The Social Ladder
• Comfort at the Feed Store

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

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