Hobby Farm Home - March/April 2009 - Volume 4 : Number 2

Features
20 Mad About Maple
Savor one of nature's sweetest flavors with these maple-syrup dishes.
by Jo Stewart

26 Blue-ribbon Baking
Fine-tune your baking skills and bring home the top prize from your county or state fair.
by Lisa Kivirist




40 Annual Arrivals
A low-maintenance flower garden depends on self-sowing annuals. Learn about varieties, growing tips and more with this illustrated primer.
by Jessica Walliser

50 Chicks & the City
If you're farmless in the city, learn how you can raise some of your own food by keeping chickens and goats in your backyard.
by Cherie Langlois

56 Edible Eden
From beans and greens to pears and paw paws, edible landscaping can add interest to your yard and your table.
by Susan M. Brackney

68 Iron Woman
Follow one farm woman's efforts to enter and conquer the maledominated world of farm work and play, one power tool at a time.
by Cherie Langlois

77 Art Underfoot
Craft a future family heirloom by making a traditional canvas floor covering.
by Rhoda Peacher

84 Creativity Contained
Don't toss that old watering can, feed trough or work boot-recycle it into a unique plant container.
by Nancy Mann Jackson

90 Farmstead Fashionista
The terms "organic" and "natural" are no longer limited to grocery store shelves. Check out this season's best eco-friendly fashions for men and women.
by Lisa Munniksma

Columns
6 Lessons Learned
Cherie Langlois

14 Country Fare
Lynda King

32 Garden Grit
Susan M. Brackney

36 Garden Home Solutions
P. Allen Smith

46 Hands On
Monette Satterfield

64 Farm Fetishes
Mary Beth Temple

74 Home Clinic
Cheryl Morrison

96 Nature Calls
Linda Tagliaferro

100 Animal Talk
Audrey Pavia

In Every Issue
5 Editor's Note
8 On the Market
10 General Store
99 Good Reading
104 In the Air
107 HobbyFarms.com
107 Marketplace
111 Classified Advertising
112 Back Home

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