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Stories in this issue:

• Hitching Safely: With Doc Hammill, Jenifer Morrissey presents a lesson on hitching and unhitching horses which includes a checklist for hitching a team. A “little” thunderstorm drives the lesson home.
• A Productive Life: We continue learning about the Arnold market farm from daughter Ashley, who is home from college and spends the summer gardening.
• Healing with Comfrey: Bethany Caskey describes the uses and healing powers of comfrey, plus how to grow, harvest and use it for ourselves and our livestock.
• Hay Shortage Solutions: Bethany Caskey outlines the pros and cons of hay cubes, pellets, Haylage, soybean hulls, citrus pulp, beet pulp, lower quality grasses and more
• Minimizing Hay Waste: Bethany Caskey gives ideas on hay feeding nets and boxes to keep your horses from wasting hay.
• Why Does My Mule Do That?: Taken from the title of one of Steve Edwards’ mule clinics, Ronnie Harman’s story explains the cognitive and behavioral differences between a donkey,mule and horse. He explains communicating via hands, legs, feet and voice.
• Fungus Among Us: Karen Kirsch reports on a couple in the Appalachian Mountains that cultivates mushrooms for market, both wile and gourmet species.
• Horse haying: The Landers started using horses for mowing in 1979 and have never looked back. Photos from mowing in their Blue Meadow in the high country of Wyoming.
• Upper Canada Village: Valerie Kirkwood writes a profile of a living history village in eastern Ontario. Drag saws, passenger and mail stages, threshing machines, treadmills, mowers, plows and more are featured at the farm.
• Why do you?: Taylor Johnson outlines his reason for logging with horses.
•  A Farm Plan for Small Acreages: Ralph Rice reviews the successes and challenges he faced in the past year … with lessons for all of us.
• Heritage Ducks for Flavor: Jenifer Morrissey discusses the flavor differences between heritage ducks on common varieties. Includes recipes for: Elivening Sauces for Mature Duck, Duck Breakfast Sausage, Duck Liver Pate
•  The ‘Tooth’ of the Matter: Ronnie Hartman talks with equine dentists John and Melanie Hoeck, who discuss some of the behaviors your horse may demonstrate when the underlying problem is a dental matter … and what dentist can do to correct them.
• Living with Moose: Enounters with moose on Jenifer Morrissey’s Colorado ranch.
• Building a Dream: Anna Knapp-Peck outlines her process – from purchasing materials to construction — for building her long-promised ox barn