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Landscaping and buildings in rural America


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Explore articles that feature sustaining and preserving your land and structures. Design a deck, build a strong fence or learn about trees.

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Using Scarecrows as a Garden Guard
Ruth Ditchfield
Scarecrows have a long history and are fun to make.
Spirit of the American Barn
Bill Thomas
Photographs chronicle the life cycle of a powerful rural icon.
Teach Fruit Trees to Multitask with Grafting
Amy Grisak
Graft a few varieties to a single fruit tree and check out new tastes.

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Steve Daut

TACKLING THE COUNTRY LIFE 

by Steve Daut

Steve and Sue Daut decided they were becoming citified and moved to 2 acres and a pond near Chelsea, Michigan. Steve hopes to complete many projects while rediscovering the country life.

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TIMBER FRAMING FOR THE REST OF US

This is the first book to describe in depth the timber framing methods used by most contractors, framers and owner-builders — methods that use modern metal fasteners, special screws, and commonsense building principles to create post and beam structures in much less time. The book includes everything an owner-builder needs to know about building strong and beautiful structural frames from heavy timbers.

Today, more than ever before, our society is seeking ways to live more conscient…

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EARTHBAG BUILDING

More than 70% of Americans cannot afford to own a code-enforced, contractor-built home. This has led to widespread interest in using natural materials — straw, cob and earth — for building homes and other buildings that are inexpensive, and that rely largely on labor rather than expensive and often environmentally-damaging outsourced materials.

Earthbag Building, a MOTHER EARTH NEWSBook for Wiser Living, is the first comprehensive guide to all the tools, tricks and techniques for buil…

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