Countryside & Small Stock Journal

A bimonthly journal on organic farming, rural living, and self reliance, focused on home food production. Includes gardening, small-scale livestock, cooking and food preservation, resource conservation and recycling, alternative energy, and other topics of interest to people living a simple rural lifestyle.

Last month the question was posed: how do you live on half of your inc...
May 01, 2003

Don't make soap without vinegar. (Country conversation & feedback).
May 01, 2003

Cheese keepers. (Country conversation & feedback).
May 01, 2003

Life overseas isn't all bad. (Country conversation & feedback).
May 01, 2003

More thoughts on midwives. (Country conversation & feedback).
May 01, 2003

Make yeast with potatoes. (Country conversation & feedback).
May 01, 2003

Calcium: it's a good thing. (Country conversation & feedback).
May 01, 2003

How does lanolin get into a jar? (Country conversation & feedback).
May 01, 2003

Dig your own grease pit. (Country conversation & feedback).
May 01, 2003

Butterfly attractions. (Country conversation & feedback).
May 01, 2003

Save the ginseng (and other vulnerable plants). (Country conversation ...
May 01, 2003

"Simplicity" does not mean "poverty". (Country conversation & feedback...
May 01, 2003

Those sneaky moths! (Country conversation & feedback).
May 01, 2003

Homesteading tips: from fruit to fallout. (Country conversation & feed...
May 01, 2003

How do you build with cordwood? (Country conversation & feedback).
May 01, 2003

More uses for bee hives. (Country conversation & feedback).
May 01, 2003

She had the "perfect life," and then ... (Country conversation & feedb...
May 01, 2003

Possum: missing struedel is a clue. (Country conversation & feedback).
May 01, 2003

Correction.
May 01, 2003

Leaky cream separator is irritating. (Country conversation & feedback)...
May 01, 2003

Does anyone have chaparral seeds or plants? (Country conversation & fe...
May 01, 2003

What is it? (Country conversation & feedback).
May 01, 2003

Countryside contacts.
May 01, 2003

Coming events.
May 01, 2003

Little earthship out on the prairie.
May 01, 2003

Defensive gardening: you can have your deer and eat your veggies too! ...
May 01, 2003

Tom's terrific tumbler. (The garden).
May 01, 2003

The charm of chives. (The garden).
May 01, 2003

Growing sweet Stevia Rebaudiana. (The garden).
May 01, 2003

Dill: it's not just for pickles! (The garden).
May 01, 2003

You can grow corn. (The garden).
May 01, 2003

Animal gardening. (Feeds & feeding).
May 01, 2003

Southern wilt could be devastating to some crops. (Crops & soils).
May 01, 2003

Pastures may need renovating after last summer's drought. (Crops & soi...
May 01, 2003

Another reason to "grow organic". (Crops & soils).
May 01, 2003

Vaccine for hoof and mouth disease may be at hand.
May 01, 2003

Naturally colored Angora goats: perfect for the spinner's homestead fl...
May 01, 2003

Navajo-Churro sheep: a rare breed prized for its fleece. (The sheep sh...
May 01, 2003

Organic cattle wormers. (The cow barn).
May 01, 2003

Do you have cool cows? (The cow barn).
May 01, 2003

Don't count out crossbreds for tasty beef. (The cow barn).
May 01, 2003

High school students can learn about cooperatives.
May 01, 2003

Our chickens live in a corncrib! (The henhouse).
May 01, 2003

Providing grit will help prevent impacted crop. (Poultry health).
May 01, 2003

Infectious coryza is highly contagious. (Poultry health).
May 01, 2003

Don't use medicated chick starter for ducklings. (Poultry health).
May 01, 2003

My first pig. (The pig pen).
May 01, 2003

Helping pigs cheat death--in 1936. (The pig pen).
May 01, 2003

Raising rabbits requires some planning. (The rabbit barn).
May 01, 2003

Building and re-building. (Notes from the Northwoods).
May 01, 2003

A year-round solar greenhouse: Part III. (The Solar Cowboy).
May 01, 2003

Build a low-cost solar water heater. (Alternative energy).
May 01, 2003

Experiences of digging our own well. (Homestead water).
May 01, 2003

Was I plumb crazy to do my own plumbing? (Homestead water).
May 01, 2003

Build your own tree library. (Homestead crafts).
May 01, 2003

She does laundry with her truck. (Homestead crafts).
May 01, 2003

Make a smoker from a cardboard box. (Homestead crafts).
May 01, 2003

Whip up some ghee. (The country kitchen).
May 01, 2003

Make your own jams and jellies. (The country kitchen).
May 01, 2003

Pumpkin bread in a jar (but it's safer to freeze it). (Country kitchen...
May 01, 2003

Canning chickens, etc. (Country kitchen).
May 01, 2003

Raisin milk? You're kidding! (Country kitchen).
May 01, 2003

What in the world is that? (Country kitchen).
May 01, 2003

Is there a profit in "functional foods?" (Country kitchen).
May 01, 2003

Keep your fish fresh.
May 01, 2003

"New age" nutrients.
May 01, 2003

Homesteaders share thoughts on their favorite kitchen gadgets (and the...
May 01, 2003

Homestead by candlelight.
May 01, 2003

Discovered in the Archives: "America's First Cookbook". (Advertisement...
May 01, 2003

The truth about mortgage loans. (Homestead finances).
May 01, 2003

Which appliances are raising your bill? (Homestead finances).
May 01, 2003

Don't move the babies! Mother Nature (and her creatures) are pretty go...
May 01, 2003

How to find a home care provider for your loved one. (Homestead famili...
May 01, 2003

Insurance and death: neither one is a pleasant topic, but not talking ...
May 01, 2003

It's the country life for her. (Country neighbors).
May 01, 2003

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