Country Journal 1995 - Abstracts

Country Journal 1995
TitleSubjectAuthors
Adopt a pothole. (conservation of wetlands and waterfowl project sponsored by Delta Waterfowl, a division of North American Wildlife Foundation)Home and gardenJ.A.C. Dunn
A guide to companion planting. (1995 Seed and Garden Planning)Home and garden 
A home flock of chickens. (includes sources)(A Few Chickens of Your Own)Home and gardenJohn C. Page
A most honest tractor. (vintage Farmall Cub tractr)Home and gardenRonald Jager
A partnership of people, animals and land. (Heifer Project International)Home and gardenBen Jacques
A simple firewood jig. (building a device to aid in cutting firewood)Home and gardenNorman F. Duggan
A small town library: the public library as welcoming committee, book lender, and all-around town hub.Home and gardenLaurie Dougal Morrissey
A spring-pole lathe: how to build an ancient, ingenious device for turning wood.(includes a list of materials and sources)Home and gardenSteve Wyatt
A stone retaining wall.Home and gardenCharles McRaven
Backyard berries: getting to the roots.Home and gardenStella Otto
Backyard birding preview. (feeders, binoculars and bird song microphones)(special advertising section)(Buyers Guide)Home and garden 
Beach-building on a lake or pond.(at home)Home and gardenTim Matson
Be school smart: how to take the pulse of a school and learn if it is the right one for your child.(includes related articles)Home and gardenRichard Matthews
Birds have more fun.Home and gardenBarbara Holland
Brave new chicken. (conditions in the commercial chicken industry) (A Few Chickens of Your Own)Home and gardenJohn Robbins
Chicken coops: examples of well-designed housing for the home flock from the files of Country Journal. (includes a related article on eggs)(A Few Chickens of Your Own)Home and garden 
Dragons and damsels. (life cycle of dragonflies and damselflies)Home and gardenMark E. Reynolds
Evaluating your soil: to enrich your garden soil, first determine what it needs.(includes related articles)(Cover Story)Home and gardenTean M.A. Nick, Fern Marshall Bradley
Fighting urban encroachment. (includes related articles)Home and gardenJeff Elliot
Free-range chickens: a healthy sensible alternative to the old hen house.(A Few Chickens of Your Own)Home and gardenEdie Dillon
From soup to nuts: a cookbook round-up.Home and gardenCristin Marandino
Gardening with a chicken tractor: a few hens in a portable coop can mow, till, weed, fertilize and more.(A Few Chickens of Your Own)Home and gardenAndy Lee
Greener pastures: raise cattle and chickens on grass? They're doing it at this small Missouri farm. (David Schafer and Alice Dodds run the Schafer Edinburg Farms Inc. in Trenton, MO)(includes information on the Green Hills Farm Project, a information service on grazing)(Cover Story)Home and gardenDavid Shafer
Greenhouse preview.(Special Advertising Feature.)(Buyers Guide)(Directory)Home and garden 
Hearth Products Association preview. (Home-heating stoves and gas insert fireplaces) (Special Advertising Section) (Buyers Guide)Home and garden 
Home ice: how to build a rink for hockey, for figure skating, or just for ice skating fun.Home and gardenRoy R. DeSimone
How to find a country home: the secret lies in knowing what to seek and what to avoid. But first know yourself.(adapted from 'How to Find Your Ideal Country Home')Home and gardenGene GeRue
How to root roses.Home and gardenLee Jeremias
Letter from Plum Hill. (on the sacredness of dirt, now shunned)(Editorial)Home and gardenPeter V. Fossel
Letter from Plum Hill. (ruminations about country life)(Column)Home and gardenPeter V. Fossel
Living off the grid: to the Kelly family, self-reliant conservation means living free of power companies, poles, nuclear plants and monthly electric bills. (solar cell power)(Solar Basics: Pure and Simple)Home and gardenMadelon Kelly
Log home preview.(advertising section)(Buyers Guide)(Directory)Home and garden 
Midwives deliver.Home and gardenAurelia C. Scott
More than one basil. (varieties of the herb can be used)Home and gardenWalter Chandoha
Old tractors never die, they just turn into mowers: is it wise to buy a state-of-the-art 1955 tractor, with 25-year-old tires, a worn clutch and no instruction manuel? Maybe.(includes a directory of easy to find used tractors brands)Home and gardenGary Martin
Outdoor power equipment preview.(includes safety tips)(Special Advertising Section)Home and garden 
Packets of beauty: for a perennial herb and flower garden that is uniquely yours, bypass the nursery and start the plants from seeds.(includes tips on why seeds will not germinate)Home and gardenJo Ann Gardner
Passive solar for home heat.(Solar Basics: Pure and Simple)Home and gardenMark Freeman
Pat Lanza's remarkable lasagna garden. (layering and nature eliminates the digging)Home and gardenPat Lanza
Plant positive: the natural key to healthy, pest-free gardens.(includes related articles)(Cover Story)Home and gardenEliot Coleman
Quick pickling. (includes recipes and a list of vinegar varieties)Home and gardenKathy Gunst, John Rudolph
Secrets of tasty, low-fat cooking. (includes recipes)(Cook's Tour)Home and gardenKyle Nagurny
Seed sources: gardening by mail. (1995 Seed and Garden Planning) (Directory)Home and garden 
Serious about trash. (recycling practices of Chris Burger)Home and gardenTony Cook
Simple root cellars: the thrifty way to store fresh fruits and vegetables for month without a freezer.(includes a guide on how to keep specific fruits and vegetables)Home and gardenZach Thomas
Snow on the roof: advice about safely removing snow to prevent interior wall and ceiling water damage when winter is brutal.Home and gardenMark W. Freeman
Sol and you: what you need to know about protecting your skin from the sun. (warnings from the America Medical Association and the American Cancer Society urge self-protection)(includes related articles)Home and gardenJoan Gilbert
Starting seeds indoors on a shoestring: well, not really a shoestring - in a white styrofoam cup. (1995 Seed and Garden Planning)Home and gardenMark Freeman
Storing what you cherish. (storing heirloon)Home and gardenMarla Kiley
Strawberry fields forever: a day in the life of a strawberry patch farmer.(includes related article)Home and gardenChris Granstrom
The best jam anywhere. (includes recipes)(excerpted from " The Old-Fashioned Fruit Garden")Home and gardenAnn Gardner
The five-herb medicine chest: simple home remedies from five common plants.Home and gardenJoyce Pierdinock
The fresh connection: Community Supported Agriculture stabilizes farm income and brings fresh organic produce directly to consumers.Home and gardenFaith Schantz
The healthy vegetarian: a primer. (1995 Seed and Garden Planning)Home and garden 
The jelly jar. (includes recipes)(includes related articles on terminology, and all about jam and jelly)Home and gardenJo Ann Gardner, Jigs Gardner
The practice of country politics: small towns offer "true democracy" where your vote and your voice can decide policy.(includes bibliography)Home and gardenMichael Hofferber
The quilter's art: Karen Buckley's masterpieces each begin with an idea and a single stitch.(includes instructions for making a heart-motif quilt)Home and gardenShirley Brosius
The seven laws of farming: some things to think about before you quit your city job.Home and gardenChris Granstrom
The shrinking farm dollar. (the farmer's share decines)Home and gardenJ.A.C. Dunn
The toughest hoe you can find or build.(hand made gardening tool)Home and gardenMarlowe Starner
Tiger of the air: the great horned owl, North America's common 'big owl,' measuring 25 inches long, is a fierce bird of prey indeed.Home and gardenJohn N. Cole
Using cover crops: a guide to green manures.(Cover Story)Home and gardenTean M.A. Nick, Fern Marshall Bradley
Variety in the salad of life: put a little creative spark in your menu with these lively salads. (includes a guide to salad greens)(includes recipes)Home and gardenKelly Anderson
Vegetable garden planting & nutrition guide. (1995 Seed and Garden Planning)Home and garden 
Winter's messenger. (chickadee)Home and gardenPeter Brandvold
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