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Stories this issue:

• Growing Nutrient Dense Foods: Jenifer Morrissey talks about growing healthy food while using regenerative agricultural methods on small farms. AND making a profit while doing so.
• Changing Times in the Boonies: Dick Courteau reminisces about growing up on a farm during the 1940’s and 50’s when “modernity” was upon the farm world. He writes happily about his experiences at work, school and play.
• The Role of Oxen: Dale Stoltzfus gives us a good history of the use of oxen worldwide. He then talks about how we should be educating farmers worldwide on the use and care of oxen in order to alleviate hunger.
• Draft Animal Power in Burkino, West Africa: Dale Stoltzfus attended the Zoom conference Draft Animals in the Past, Present and Future. Dale writes about one presentation on how the use of animal traction in Burkina Faso, starting in the 1950’s has made the difference between subsistance and success. Continued education and improvements in implements is ongoing.
• Pendleton Round-Up Wagon Train: Publisher Joe Mischka makes the trek to Oregon’s Blue Mountains to ride along on the Pendleton Wagon Train. He shares many wonderful photos of this annual event that is part of the Pendleton Round-Up
• Ground Driving Lady: Chiara McDowell tells us about training a 14-year-old Tennessee Walker to drive and use a new bit. She gives us great details and photos on her training success! training horses, retraining horses, driving horses, training to drive
• The Good Life: Dick Courteau introduces himself and gives us a brief autobiography to set us up for his continuing series on life in the “rurals”. rural life, homesteading, off the grid
• Hamilton  Mow Day: Area teamsters gather with their vintage sicle-bar mowers and mow the grounds of the Northwest Missouri Steam and Gas Engine association grounds. We share some beautiful picture of the “work” day.
• 2021 Summer Suffolk Gathering: Pictures from the Summer American Suffolk Gathering
• Tales from Carter County, The Axe: Jerry Hicks talks about the crown jewel fo his heirlooms – an axe once owned by Dan’l Boone. He surmises a life for the axe’s life while in Mr. Boone’s posession.
• Forecarts at Horse Progress Days: A look at nine different forecarts on display at the 2021 Horse Progress Days including photos descriptions and prices