Countryside May/June 2013

Countryside & Small Stock Journal
May/June 2013 • 97/3

TABLE OF CONTENTS

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
• Living Small on 63 Acres
• 12 Years Off-the-Grid

FEATURE ARTICLES
• Earthquake! My Experience During Japan’s 2011 Disaster
• The New West Collides with Open-Range Laws
• Remote Simplifies Electric Fence Maintenance
• Solar Fence Me In
• Small Wastewater Facility or Septic System?

THE WOODLOT
• Who Needs a Forester?

THE GARDEN
• Some Like it Hot
• From Battlefield to Farmland
• Honeyberries: A Great Addition to Home Or Market Garden
• Weeds in the Asparagus Patch

THE HOMESTEAD KITCHEN
• Food Storage for Beginners with Little Money
• Canning Butter
• Cookbook Contest Winners
• Can Your Squash
• Cooking on an Open Hearth
• When it Comes to Nutrition, Natural is Better

HOMESTEAD HEALTH
• Aromatherapy

THE GOAT BARN
• An Accidental Goat Roper
• Goats and Grain

FEEDS & FEEDING
• Inside Loading Hay Bunk
• Holy Mountain Farm Combats High Feed Prices with Hydroponic Fodder
• How Hard Can it Be? There Is a Trick to Opening Feed Bags

THE APIARY
• Bad Queens & Laying Workers

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

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