Countryside Magazine

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COUNTRYSIDE & SMALL STOCK JOURNAL (better known as just "COUNTRYSIDE") is more than a magazine: it's a network where homesteaders share a wide variety of experiences and ideas about simple, sustainable, country living. There are no guidelines and no paid writers. Instead, there is an open atmosphere of neighborly sharing. Major, more-or-less regular departments are patterned on a walking tour of an "ideal" or composite homestead that goes something like this: We'll meet you at the front gate and exchange brief ideas and comments in Country Conversation. Then, depending on the weather and season, we might stroll through The Garden, inspect The Beehive, and take a look at the Henhouse and Rabbitry. We'll visit The Sheep Shed and The Goat Barn, The Pig Pen and The Family Cow. On some homesteads we might see rare, exotic, or new breeds: Miniature, Devon, or Scotch Highland cattle, for instance, or perhaps fallow deer or emus. On others the highlight of the tour might be The Greenhouse, the wind or solar power installation or other forms of Alternative Energy, or The Root Cellar. In most cases we'll visit The Workshop, where we might learn how to build a solar oven, a pea sheller or a high-quality food dryer-or how to repair or even make a tool or part such as an ax handle. We'll discuss such topics as Home Business, Home Schooling, and home health care or Alternative Medicine. Back in The Country Kitchen we'll enjoy a bit of hospitality-and recipe sharing, including canning,...

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