Note from the publisher

Letters

Editorial:
    Tolerance — both the left and the right lack it

Recipes:
    Home brew your own beer
    One pot meals

Just for kids:
    Knock knock vinegar

Original poems:
   John Earl Silveira
   Dave Burkart
   Marilyn Smith Marsh

Contents

Building/Tools/Housing

• Build an expensive log house — the cheap way, Part II
• Tractor maintenance saves you more than money

Self Reliance

• Starting over
• Never underestimate a woman

Country living

• Gardening for blood
• A post office called Podunk
• My Stars and Garters

Farm/Garden

• Make a heated seed germination flat
• Hardy roses are easy to grow
• Elderberries — the undiscovered fruit
• Home-grown popcorn — the treat you can grow yourself
• Troubleshooting problems with compost piles
• Garden for the record and ensure a good harvest
• How to buy your first sheep (without getting shorn)
• Try these home remedies for "hare" loss
• For a delicious adventure, grow your own sweet corn
• Try a cement block garden

Guns and hunting

• Defensive deadly force: the ground rules

Americana/History

• James Polk — a model for modern presidents