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Spring
1993

Features - Around The Homeplace - Dome Sweet Dome (The ultimate in cutting corners); Build A Classic Zigzag Fence (It's the real McCoy); Handworks: A Real Home Grown Business (One woman's quest to be a stay-at-home mom and a money-maker); Sailcar On A Shoestring (More fun that a Yugo in Hugo); Crackle, Sputter - Clear! (How to get great FM - even in the boonies); Making Marbled Paper (A pretty, dippy craft) Around Town - Ozone And You (The cause, the cure, the hole story) In The Shop - A Putterer's Potting Bench (A gardener's good use for leftover lumber); World's "Coolest" Trailer (But does the light really go out when you close the door?); The Jack That Bob Built (A handy wall-raiser, from the same great guy who raised our art director) Something's Cooking - Sandwiches For Supper (Way more than a mouthful); All-American Pies (Oh, beautiful for spacious pies); Ah, Spring Rolls (A traditional feast from the East) In The Garden - Spring's Early Bloomer: Coltsfoot (Last issue, it was horsetail. Is this a trend?); Seven Steps To Transplant Success (How to send your seedlings into the cold, cruel world); The Rot's Rot Of Composting (What really goes on in those bins); Secrets Of An Asparagus Fiend (He's the guy with a knife in one hand and spears in the other) Outback - Make A Mountain Bark Basket (Hickory trickery, Doc) Up Front - Front Porch (Writes of spring); Back Talk (Minds over matters); Feedback (Really good stuff); Backfire (Ford's Fiesta: one tough little peanut whistle); Backyard Naturalist (Lance hies himself outside to consider himself inside) Back 40 - Almanac (In the skies and down the road); Backward Glances (Swap gathers no moss); Classifieds (Products and services you can't find juat any old place); Back Porch (Darrell over a barrel); Get Back, Jack (He's our BackHomaniac)
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Winter
1993-1994

Features - Around The Homeplace - Cheap Chic (Thrifty threads, frugal fashions, dollarwise duds. And how to find them); Hope-Crafted Christmas Wreaths (Take a bough and deck your halls); Ready, Set - Storm (Emergency prep school); It's Not Just For Afghans Anymore (Pat's sterling ideas in crafty crochet); The Nut Slinger Game (What's in a name? Don't even ask); Mud Pact: Our Poured Adobe Home (Building with heart and soil); The Versatile Pellet Stove (Your chain-sawing, wood-piling, log-lugging days may be over!); A Futon For Fido (Sleep deep, ol' Beedj, sleep deep) In The Shop - Make A Tongue Drum (...and your toes tap); Pins-And-Spinners Skittles (A little like life itself, when you think about it) Something's Cooking - Simple Chinese Soups (First, take a wok); Cooking With Kale (Winter green cuisine); After The Feast (How to avoid mutiny on the bounty); Healthful Holiday Goodies (Confidentially, ain't these sweet?) Around Town - Writing For Local Papers (Extra! Extra! Money!); Defending Your Own Backyard (Neighbor-to-neighbor environmentalism) In The Garden - Dreams Of Green (Our annual guide to mail-dominated seed suppliers); Build A Plastic-Pipe "Lettuce" Tree (It's plumb ingenious!); Plan Before You Plant (Secrets to succession) Outback - Dressing For The Weather (It's just one thing on top of another) Up Front - Front Porch (Musings from the BackHome front); Back Talk (Words from the wise); Feedback (Two for the money); Backfire (Vintage vehicles); Backyard Naturalist (Lance Lit 102) Back 40 - Backyard Glances (Swap tangles with Miss Tindle); Classifieds (Where buyers meet sellers); Back Porch (Jeff does have his way with words!); Get Back, Jack (Offbeat toons from a different drummer)
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Summer
1994

Features - Around The Homeplace - The Yurt: Shelter In The Round (Housing that expands with your ability to afford it); My Indoor Composter (It's more a wiggle than a whir); The Varmint Live Trap (How to build a better one); Make Your Own Carry-All (Tote sweet); Solar-Plus Food Drying (Let the sun shine in) In The Shop - Low-Tech Lighting (No generation gap here); The Solar-Electric Boat (The hot stuff is in the cooler) Qutback - We Moved To New Zealand (Kiwi come over! Kiwi go now?); Low-Cost Travel (The Sky's the limit) Something's Cooking - Herbal Sun Tea (Done in the sun); One More Time (Gone today, here tomorrow); Homemade Ice Cream (I scream, you scream) In The Garden - Extraordinary Elderberries (It's great to cultivate); Orchard On The Spot (Techniques that bear fruit); Enjoy Hinn Choy (A green for the summer scene) Around Town - Water...21st Century Crisis? (Little things mean a lot); The Art Of Haggling (Skills to lower the bills); Access (A new FYI for DIYs) Up Front - Front Porch (Thank you for sharing); Back Talk (Ask, and ye shall receive); Backfire (Tiller end of tine) Back 40 - Backyard Naturalist (Wildlife among the aspen); Backward Glances (Swap rocks his boat); Classifieds (Taking advantage); Back Porch (Introducing the Klutz Guy); Get Back, Jack (Summer shenanigans)
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Fall
1994

Features - Around The Homeplace - Rebinding Old Books (A stitch in tome); Dream House Contest (Taking a chance); The Slipform House (Leave no stone unturned); Homesteading With Emus (A drumstick for Paul Bunyan) Around Town - Methow Valley As A Classroom (The many concepts of cooperation); A Community Recycling Program (A town's trash can be it's treasure); Access (The list you can't resist) In The Shop - The Perfect Flail (A beater that can't be beat); Quickie Gate Carrier (De-tailing the truck) Something's Cooking - Sauerruben To The Rescue (Don't turnip your nose); Making "Real" Grape Juice (It's a pressing concern); French Country Cooking (Comfort cuisine); BACKHOME's Low-Fat Recipes (Savor flavor while cutting calories); Marvelouw Maple Muffins (Made with rutabaga...oh, sure) In The Garden - Make Room For Garlic (Clove at first sight); Shitakes In Your Backyard (It's just spawn of those things); Composting Oak Leaves (How many cups of coffee make a compost pile) Outback - A Cabin In The Woods (Doug tells of dogs and dreams); The Ginseng Hunt (Scoping the 'seng scene) Up Front - Front Porch (We pat our own back); Back Talk (You propose, we disclose); Feedback (Of fruit and nuts, and nuts and bolts); Backfire (The Volvo 245, stodgy but substantial and safe) Back 40 - Backward Glances (Swap imparts wisdom while installing woodstoves); Classifieds (Mercantile mail order); Back Porch (The Klutz Guy cuts up); Get Back, Jack (Vaughan victimizes veggies)
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Winter
1994-1995

Features - Around The Homeplace - Make A Knife Case (Lasts as long as your belt); "Smart" Solution To TV Addiction (Painless ways to kick the habit); The Family Read-Along (Horton hears a who dunit); Gum-Band Tractor (Can your toddler burn rubber?); Winter Pastimes (Who says jicama doesn't start with an H); Sew A Reversabile Apron (When one side gets dirty...); Protecting Your Home (Fill the moat and pull up the drawbridge); Clara Ann's Corncob Doll (Step-by-step back in time) Around Town - Starting A Farmer's Market (Profitable advice from the pros); An Interview With Carla Emery (Of an author, angst and Armageddon) Something's Cooking - Back To The Woods (Validating the old cutting board); From Your Kitchen, With Love (A cheesecake to vie for); A Vegetarian Holiday Dinner (Real men eat mushroom souffles) In The Garden - Sweet Potato, Neat Potato (This spud's for you); Hydro-Organics (Bring your garden indoors this winter); Dreams Of Green (While visions of sugar peas danced); Indoor Herb Gardening (Gourmet greenery on your windowsill) In The Shop - Standby Power Generators (Rx for dark times, your own juice); Woodstove Fan Conversion (It takes the heat...and spreads it around); (Almost) Free Heat (A woodburning wonder worker) Up Front - Front Porch (We toot our own horn); Back Talk (To err is not cool); Feedback (Build your own...car, house, business); Backfire (On the roadster) Back 40 - Backyard Naturalist (Spiders in your house? What fun!); Backward Glances (One good turn deserves a feather); Classifieds (Where supply meets demand); Back Porch (The man in the frozen flannel suit); Get Back, Jack (Whatcha Vaughan for Christmas)
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Spring
1995

Features - Around The Homeplace - Home-Based Employment Agency (Turning persons into personnel); Drop-Spindle Spinning (Practice makes perfect yarn); Half A Cow (Partners in cream); Rainy-Day Fun (Potting herbs for pizza); Soda-Bottle Greenhouse (An easy seed starter); Double-Wall Cordwood Construction (Sort of like a log sandwich) Outback - Understanding Bats (Don't trammel the mammel); Coping With Four-Legged Pests (Any cougars for rent?) Around Town - Becoming A Country Cop (Your ticket to a better job?); Access (Organic only need apply) Something's Cooking - Baking With Sourdough (Klondike Kuisine); April Fool! (Fradulent foods); Fabulous One-Dish Meals (Once in the oven, dinner's done) In The Garden - The Three Sisters (A relationship that's lasted); Landscaping For Wildlife (Charm a beautiful chipmonk); Rob Roy's Raised Beds (A good idea gets wetter); Bountiful Blueberries (A fruitful endeavor); Sunchokes Forever (Come back, little tuber) In The Shop - Threadle-Powered Lathe (If you build it, it will run); The Recycled Cycle (Low-slung for fun) Up Front - Front Porch (Our spring fling); Back Talk (The write comment); Feedback (BackHome bookmobile); Backfire (Mighty mini) Back 40 - Backyard Naturalist (When it's OK to litter); Backward Glances (Swap does the haul thing); Classifieds (Serviceable goods and good services); Back Porch (To Victor goes the soiled); Get Back, Jack (Battle of the bugs
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Summer
1995

Features - Around The Homeplace - Backyard Hummingbirds (Bright blossoms bring them home); Nonchemical Pest Control (Don't let the roach encrouch); Coffee Break For Ants (Grounds for de worst); Micro-Hydro In Micaville (It's all downhill from here); At Home In A Barn (True conversions) Around Town - Land Trusts (How and why to start your own) In The Shop - Making Tire Shoes (Over hill, over dale, they will last the toughest trail); Three-Speed Toolbox (It's a whole toolshed on wheels) Something's Cooking - Sourdough Success (A sure rise to flour); Too Many Tomatoes? (Recipes to tame a ton of them); Fireless Cooking (The heat goes on); Pleasing Pickles (A plethora of puckers) In The Garden - Virginia Creeper (A vine way to fast foliage); Medicinal Herbs (Rx in your garden); Raspberry Memories (Mother grows best); Bountiful Brambles (Berries to boast about); Smog And Your Garden (Pollution solutions) Outback - Fishing With Kids (Get serious? A parent daren't) Up Front - Front Porch (The big squeeze); Back Talk (Paging our readers); Feedback (Three for the road); Backfire (Give the kid a pony); For The Birds! (Simon says) Back 40 - Backyard Naturalist (Up close and down dirty); Backward Glances (Swap is floored); Classifieds (They all ad up for you); Back Porch (It's always too late); Get Back, Jack (Summer silliness
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Fall
1995

Features - Around The Homeplace - Garage Sale Tips (Checklist for success); A Solar-Powered Lifestyle (Sunshine makes them happy); Christmas Tree Farming (Poor sales could make you pine and balsam); Show Time At The Fair (Hyping your heifer); All About Woodpiles (Time to cut the cord); Antiquing A Document (Fun with fakery); Holistic Homebuilding (An interview with Robert Laporte); The Straw-Clay House (Using earth to help Earth); Fiber Arts Home Business (Woolgathering pays off); A Low-Cost Slate Floor (Bonding with Rob Roy) Around Town - Hydrogen Cars (Widespread use in only 15 years) Something's Cooking - Italian Country Cooking (Is it zuppa yet?); Prizewinning Baked Goods (Who has the best buns?); Homemade Is Better (Popular pizza and cheesy calzone); Venison On The Grill (Tamed to tempt the timid) In The Garden - The Oregon Grape (It thrives in adversity); Growing Rhubarb (Pointers from planting to pies); Taming The Beach Plum (We'll make it a landlubber yet) In The Shop From Woodstove To Furnace (Cellar performance); A Sawbuck And A Woodshed (Better ways to cut and store your firewood); Refinishing Old Trunks (Stripped down and dressed up) Outback - Make A Walking Stick (From a twist of late) Up Front - Front Porch (An "up" date); Back Talk (Our references are good); For THe Birds! (The magic of migration); Feedback (A trio con brio); Backfire (Dependable dependable) Back 40 - Backyard Naturalist (Stalking the silent sphinx); Backward Glances (You can't top Swap); Classifieds (A gamut of goods); Back Porch (Underground urgency); Get Back, Jack (Autumn angst)
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Winter
1995-1996

Features - Around The Homeplace - Old-Fashioned Giving (Homemade and heartfelt); Cold-Climate Water Collection (When it rains, it stores); An Unusual Birdhouse (Sticking up sticks); Homeschooling Success (England to Egypt to Canada); The Prefab Camera (Logistics of a little lair); For A Greener Christmas (Hug a tree, hug a child); The Best ABC Ever (A way a pair can share); Masonry Heater Kit (Doing it the hearth way); Access To Homeschooling (Sources to help map courses); Make A Hot-Rice Bag (The grain for pain) Around Town - Little Red Schoolhouse (How much did you myth?) Something's Cooking - Regional Cornmeal Recipes (Spoon it, cut it, munch it); Winter Fruits And Veggies (Squash it, chop it, crunch it); "Candy" For Kids To Make (Rubble is no trouble) In The Garden - Pruning Fruit Trees (Whacking the Mac); Pruning Basics (Skimming through the trimming); Intro To Graywater (From shower to flower) In The Shop - Make A Telescope (Pipeline to the stars); Home-Scale Cogeneration (Boosting Btu) Outback - Tanning Buckskin (It takes brains as well as brawn) Up Front - Front Porch (Back road to the future); Back Talk (Littered with letters); For The Birds (Food for flight); Feedback (A quartet of potent); Backfire (Scouting around) Back 40 - Backyard Naturalist (The icy hand of winter); Backward Glances (Swap, the comfy carpenter); Classifieds (Commercially yours); Back Porch (Water, water...where?); Get Back, Jack (Winter wonder? land)
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Fall
1996

Features - Around The Homeplace - Educating Amanda (Learning for a lifetime); Permaculture (Principles in action); Money-Saving Ideas (An ABC of economy); Raising Goats (It's time to kid around); Distance Education (It's a mail prerogative); Homebuilding By The Numbers (A kit to fix your finances); Insulation Update (Well...nothing's perfect); A Tale Of Two Sanders (A floor to adore); Home Sewing Business (It's all that it seems); Holiday With Dad (Crafting a relationship) In The Shop - The Make-Do Anvil (I've been lurking on the railroad); Compost Tumbler (Keep it moving, folks) Something's Cooking - Jellied Jewels (Handsome half-pints); Homemade Mixes (Handy, healthful meal helpers); Super Foods (Daily dietary doses do wonders); Make Your Own Yogurt (Simply made and delicious) Outback - Fall's Wild Fruuits (Lunch on a bunch); Family Outing In The Woods (A fern way to learn); Wildcrafting (Taking goods from the woods, responsibly) In The Garden - Saving Tomato Seeds (An easy way to better fruit); Planting A Tree (New tricks of the glade); Bittersweet (Harvesting color and cash, too) Up Front - Front Porch (Encouraging words); Back Talk (The Great Swami knows all); Backfire (Ecological disposition); Ask Mr. Solar (Introducing an expert) Back 40 - Backyard Naturalist (Jack Frost is a myth?); Backyard Glances (Swap makes miters matter); Classifieds (Mail-order pride); Back Porch (From pondering to ponderous); Get Back, Jack (Ready or not, hair I come!)
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