Hobby Farm Home® - November/December 2009

Features
16 Woodstove Cookery
Does food taste better when cooked on a woodstove? Learn the benefits-and blunders-of cooking with wood.
by Cheryl Morrison

24 Perfect Holiday Feast
Traditional German fare takes center stage in this collection of recipes and culinary history.
by Adrianne L. Shtop





42 Barn Sweet Barn
Though traditionally built to house farm animals, barns are being revamped to house the farmer instead. Meet three families living in former livestock quarters.
by Cherie Langlois

50 Hobby-farm Hospitality
Hosting guests on your farm this holiday season? Make it a memorable experience by doing a little prep work. A seasoned farm hostess offers her best tips.
by Lisa Kivirist

66 Handmade From the Heart
Holiday gifts that are home-crafted and heartfelt will be appreciated by recipients all year long. Skip the mall this year and be inspired by our ideas for making your own gifts.
by Mary Beth Temple

72 Egg-stra Special Ornaments
Make Christmas-tree ornaments using a common farm commodity: eggs! (It's not as difficult as you think.)
by Rhoda Peacher

78 Batten Down the Hatches
Now is the time to shut down the garden and prepare for next year's soil health. A veteran CSA farmer takes you through the process of preparing your garden beds for their long winter nap.
by Kelly Wood

Columns
6 Lessons Learned
Cherie Langlois

12 Country Fare
Lynda King

30 Hands On
Michelle Bender

36 Garden Grit
Andy Tomolonis

40 Garden Home Solutions
P. Allen Smith

57 Home Clinic
Cheryl Morrison

60 Farm Fetishes
Mary Beth Temple

84 Animal Talk
Audrey Pavia

88 Nature Calls
Linda Tagliaferro

In Every Issue
5 Editor's Note
8 On the Market
10 General Store
49 Good Reading
63 Gift Guide
90 In the Air
91 HobbyFarms.com
91 Marketplace
94 Gallery
95 Classified Advertising
96 Back Home

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