Country Journal 1997 |
Title | Subject | Authors |
A clean burn: an environmentalist's guide to choosing and using woodstoves. (includes a related article on gas stoves with wood-like flames)(Woodstoves) | Home and garden | John Vivian |
Against the wind: how to protect your gardens from the weather with a well-planted windbreak. (includes a list of helpful books) | Home and garden | Michael Hofferber |
A gardener's dream plant. (clematis; includes a list of some cultivators)(Perennial Landscape) | Home and garden | |
A good story. (the art of storytelling: includes related articles and sources for hiring storytellers) | Home and garden | Chris Granstrom |
All about skylights. | Home and garden | Jon Vara |
All the news you really need: from fender-benders at the corn stand to pig feeder sales, local papers deliver. | Home and garden | Laurie Dougal Morrissey |
Almanac: an appointment calendar for the natural world. | Home and garden | Suzanne Sorrentino |
Alternative dollars. (local currency programs)(includes lists of information sources and related article on printing money) | Home and garden | Bennett Daviss |
A pound of cure. (preparing for home medical emergencies from bone breaks to bee stings) | Home and garden | Kim Lind |
Big chill desserts. (blender and frozen desserts; includes recipes) | Home and garden | Nancy Berkoff |
Birds of winter. (dark-eyed juncos) | Home and garden | Cynthia Berger |
Build a bird feeder: a leftover piece of cedar lap siding is put to god use in this rustic bird feeder.(The Portable Workshop) | Home and garden | |
Build an old-fashioned porch swing. (The Portable Workshop) | Home and garden | |
Building a log home: how to get the most for your money. | Home and garden | Roland Sweet |
Building a post puller. | Home and garden | |
Camping ... now?! (winter camping) | Home and garden | Doug Thackler |
Charlotte: the miracle cat with AIDS. (cat tested HIV-positive at age five) | Home and garden | Ken Textor |
Compost bin: convert yards waste to garden fertilizer inside this simple and stylish cedar compost bin. (adapted from the Black and Decker Portable Workshop)(The Portable Workshop) | Home and garden | |
Dandelions! A weed: A flower? A tasty ingredient? (includes recipes and tips on harvesting) | Home and garden | Roy R. DeSimone |
Demystifying lightning. | Home and garden | William L. Wantland |
Four steps to a simpler life. (a 50-year-old woman quit her job, rented her house and travelled around the US learning some simple truths along the way; includes a reading list)(Simplfy Your Life) | Home and garden | Joy Waldron |
Front-porch mailbox. (building a wooden mailbox, adapted from the 'Black and Decker Portable Workshop') | Home and garden | |
Get outside - and camp! No time for a big camping trip? Try getting outdoors in your own back yard, just for a night. | Home and garden | Charles Fergus |
Glorious grilled vegetables. (includes recipes) | Home and garden | Diana Shaw |
Gone fishin': how to build a simple pond that will put fresh fish right in your back yard. | Home and garden | Judith Moffett |
Gooseberries: an old-fashioned fruit. (includes sources and a recipe for jam) | Home and garden | Doris Stebbins |
Greenhouse preview.(Special Advertising Feature)(Buyers Guide) | Home and garden | |
Hardy camellias. | Home and garden | Joe Herbert |
Harnessing the sun. (solar energy can provide electricity for a small outbuilding: includes a list of sources and materials) | Home and garden | Tom Moates |
Healing the garden with herbs: mildew, fungus, clubroot, stymied plant growth? Read on, the doctor's in. | Home and garden | Pamela Jackson |
Homeward bound: put up a simple nest box and you'll have feathered tenants calling your back yard home before you know it. (includes sources for nest boxes and other information) | Home and garden | Cynthia Berger |
Hung out to dry: according to the author, nothing clears the head like a big load of laundry. (includes tips about clotheslines and clothespins) | Home and garden | Kate Convissor |
Learning a lost skill. (repairing sash windows) | Home and garden | Lettia Savage |
Log home preview: National Association of Home Builders: Log Homes Council.(Special Advertising Section) | Home and garden | |
On silent wings. (the screech owl) | Home and garden | Scott Weidensaul |
Raising livestock: a primer on adding barnyard animals to your lifestyle. | Home and garden | Althea Sexton |
Retaining walls for function and beauty. (includes related article on equipment and supplies)(excerpt from 'Landscape Design & Construction')(Walks and Walls) | Home and garden | |
Selecting a Christmas tree. (includes related articles and a comparison of 10 potential Christmas tree choices)(Buyers Guide) | Home and garden | Rebecca Rupp |
Simple tools for a simpler life: getting the right tools for the job.(Simplfy Your Life) | Home and garden | Ken Textor |
Stocking the market. (farmers' markets: includes an interview with Alice Waters owner of Chez Panisse, and developer of the California cuisine)(Interview) | Home and garden | Chris Granstrom, Karen Straus |
Stoking the stove: there's more to tending a woodstove fire than feeding the flames. (includes chimney sweeping and care, and use of the poker)(Woodstoves) | Home and garden | Hugh D. Stevens |
Summer camp that's all about safety. (teaching farm children safety) | Home and garden | John Rudolph |
Sunflowers for beauty, food and oil: these giants are the pride of the August garden and can be a good food source. (includes notes on sources and varieties) | Home and garden | Paul H. Dunphy |
The 14-year wall project.(Walks and Walls) | Home and garden | Helen Nearing, Scott Nearing |
The annual report. (favorite annuals for the flower garden and border) | Home and garden | |
The best kind of weed. (butterfly weed)(includes list of plant and seed suppliers) | Home and garden | Theresa Morr |
The fields are alive. (field sparrows: includes suggestins for attracting them) | Home and garden | Robert J. Zimmer |
The great American stew. (includes recipes) | Home and garden | A.D. Livingstone |
The high price of agribusiness: we have the cheapest food in the world, the author says, but there's a sacrifice. | Home and garden | Noel Perrin |
The kitchen harvest. (gardening for the family table: includes a related article on Shaker cooking) | Home and garden | Laurie Dougal Morrissey |
The mythology garden. (flowers and mythology) | Home and garden | Jeanne Mackin |
The pollution solution: indoors? (includes federal help resources) | Home and garden | Sherry Ballou Hanson |
The right way to press flowers. (includes a list of plants that press well and instructions for making a plant press) | Home and garden | Scott Fitzgerald Kominski |
The taste of summer in the dead of winter. (includes recipes and related article on citrus fruits) | Home and garden | Kathy Gunst, John Rudolph |
Tips for the garden. | Home and garden | George Flynn |
Tribute to an old friend. (the wood-burning kitchen range: includes distributors for wood ranges)(Woodstoves) | Home and garden | Anne S. Warner |
What country doesn't mean: how greed commercialized the concept. | Home and garden | Donald (American writer Hall poet) |
Your plants are telling you something, so don't ignore them - a careful reading of the vegetation can tell you the true condition of your soil. (includes a table of several indicator plants) | Home and garden | Hubert W. Vogelmann |
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