Index

A

agave

Aphids

apiculture. See beekeeping

apple cider doughnuts

asparagus

B

baking tips

basketweaving

basket with triple twist

birch bark basket

coiled basket

small reed basket

bath salts and scrubs

beans

bedroom furniture

bed rest

bedroom bookshelves

boot and shoe rack

chest of drawers

linen chest

making a bed rest

oak bedstead

setting out bed rest

shaving cabinet

beech

beekeeping

bee pastures

beeswax

hives

building

making

situating

honey extraction

reasons for

stings, avoiding

swarming

tips

winter, preparing bees for

berry ink

birds, butterflies, and bees plant species for

blackberries

bleeding heart plants

bookbinding

boomerangs

burdock

butter

C

cakes

applesauce cake

banana layer cake

boiled butterscotch frosting

cherry-nut cake

chocolate cake

Christmas cupcakes

fruit cake

gingerbread

seafoam icing

spice cake

troubles with

yellow layer cake

candles

essential oils for mosquito repellants

floating

gourd votives

jarred soy candles

natural dyes for

rolled beeswax candle

taper candles

canning

altitude

apple butter

apple juice

applesauce

apricots

beans

baked

green

shelled or dried

beets

benefits of

berries

berry syrup

bread-and-butter pickles

canners

boiling-water canners

pressure canners

carrots

controlling headspace

corn

cream style

whole kernel

dill pickles

ensuring high-quality

food acidity and processing methods

fruit purées

glossary

grape juice

hot packing, advantages

how canning preserves food

identifying and handling spoiled canned food

jams, jellies, and other fruit spreads

blueberry-spice jam

grape-plum jelly

jam without added pectin

jellies without added pectin

lemon curd

peach-pineapple spread

pear-apple jam

refrigerated apple spread

refrigerated grape spread

remaking soft jellies

strawberry-rhubarb jelly

jars and lids

cleaning

cooling

lid selection, preparation, and use

seals

sterilization of empty jars

maintaining color and flavor

marinated peppers

meat stock (broth)

mixed vegetables

peaches

pears

peas

piccalilli

pickle relish

pickled horseradish sauce

pickled three-bean salad

pie fillings

apple pie

blueberry pie

cherry pie

mincemeat pie

potatoes, sweet

processing time

pumpkin

rhubarb

sauerkraut

soups

special diets

spiced apple rings

storing canned food

succotash

sweet pickles, quick

sweet pickles, reduced-sodium sliced

syrups

tomatoes

chile salsa (hot tomato-pepper sauce)

crushed

juice

ketchup

sauce

spaghetti sauce without meat

whole or halved, packed in water

what not to do

cattails

cheese

cheddar

cheese press

mozzarella

preparation

queso blanco

ricotta cheese

yogurt cheese

chickens

breed selection

chicks

hatching

eggs from

feeding

free-range

housing

coops

meat from

slaughtering

chicory

co-ops. See food co-ops

community gardens

beginning your own

school gardens

benefits of

things to consider

tools needed

companion planting

composting

barrels used for

Compost Lasagna

making your own

materials to use

preparation of

problems

types of

cold or slow

vermicomposting

uses for

containers

flowers and

herbs and

preserving plants in

things to consider

vegetables and

cookies

brazil nut shortbreads

chocolate brownies

chocolate pinwheel cookies

date bars

German Christmas cookies

ginger cookies

raisin penny-pinchers

Swedish heirloom cookies

corn, heirloom

cornhusk dolls

cows

breeding

breeds

butchering

calf rearing

diseases

feeding and watering

grooming

housing

crackers

cranberry

Cutworms

D

dandelion

diagrams

dried plants

drying foods

food dehydrators

woodstove dehydrator

fruit leathers

herbs

jerky

procedures

pumpkin leather

tomato leather

vegetable leathers

ducks

breeds

Aylesbury ducks

Black Cayuga ducks

Saxony ducks

diseases

ducklings

caring for

hatching

feeding and watering

slaughtering

E

eggs

blown

leaf- or flower-stenciled

natural dyes for Easter

elderberry

F

farmers’ markets

benefits of

getting involved in

feather pens

flour

flowerpots, mosaic

flowers

cutting

digging

planning and

purchasing seeds or plants

small gardens

things to consider

watering

flowers, preserving

natural wax flowers

pressed flowers and leaves

food co-ops

becoming a member

buying club

by state

co-op grocery store

definition of

starting your own

freezing foods

foods that do not freeze well

fruits

meat

vegetables

fruit bushes and trees

blueberries

brambles and bush fruits

currants and gooseberries

fruit growing chart

fruit trees

grapes

strawberries

G

gardening tools

gardening, choosing a site for

elevation

irrigation

proximity

rain

soil quality

sunlight and

water availability

gates and fences

barways

field gate

hanging field gates

pole fencing

repairing field gates

wicket gates

wood for fencing

geothermal heat pump

germination temperatures

goats

breeds

angora

cheese

diseases

feeding

milk

grains

growing and threshing

grains, milling

granola

H

hammocks

hams

country-style ham

regular-cut ham

virginia ham

aging

carving

cooking

curing

deboning

pests

preparing

harvesting

hay barns

hazelnut

Heather

heirloom corn

heirloom tomatoes

hemp jewelry

home gardening

Homeschool Hints

microorganisms

Root Vegetable “Magic,”

sprouting seeds

horses

breeding

breeds

diseases

feeding and watering

grooming

housing

houses, runs, and coops for poultry

fowl-house with semicircular roof

hen coop with chicken run

interior arrangements of fowl-house

lean-to poultry house and run

outdoor chicken rearer

portable fowl-house and run

roosting shed of lean-to house

runs for chicken rearer

sitting box for broody hens

hydroponics

aggregate culture

benefits and drawbacks of

nutrient solutions

plant nutrient deficiencies

pre-mixed chemicals

water culture

I

ice cream

insects. See pests

J

Japanese Beetles

Junior Homesteader

bread in a bag

compost lasagna

composting

family taste celebration

foods we eat

garden parties

gardens

grain game

how soap works

plant playhouses

starting a mini garden

treehouses

juniper

K

kitchen furniture

cupboard pantry door

cupboard pantry interior

fitting together pantry safe

gate-legged kitchen table

household tidy

kitchen corner cupboard

outer frame of corner cupboard

pantry safe or cupboard pantry

spice box with drawers

kites

butterfly kite

fish kite

frog kite

Japanese square kite

shield kite

knots

bowline

clove hitch

halter

sheepshank knot

slip knot

square/reef knot

timber hitch

two half hitches

L

labeling rows

lamp shades

lima beans

llamas

cria

diseases

feeding

fibers from

housing

shearing

toenail trimming

locally grown food

log huts or cabins

lotus

M

maple syrup

marsh marigold

mint

mulberry

mulch

applying

benefits of using

where to find

wood chips

mushrooms (wild)

chanterelles

coral fungi

coral mushrooms

morels

pufballs

shaggy mane mushrooms

N

nettle

O

oak

open sheds

organic gardens

how to start your own

saving seeds

things to consider

what it entails

P

palmetto palm

paper, handcrafted

Periwinkle

persimmon

pests and disease management

disease identification

powdery mildew leaf disease

identifying the problem

insects and mites

Aphids

beneficial insects

Cutworms

Japanese Beetles

worm-eaten apples

Integrated Pest Management (IPM)

natural repellants

practices

pies

apple crumb pie

blueberry pie (no bake)

chocolate chiffon pie

coconut bavarian pie

lemon meringue pie

peach chiffon pie

pie crust, easy

pie crusts, prebaking

pumpkin chiffon honey pie

pigs

breeds

butchering

diseases

feeding

housing

terminology

pine

pine cone bird feeder

plant a row for the hungry (PAR) program

plant nutrients

management of

testing

plantain

planters

barrel plant holder

rustic plant stand

wooden window box

plants

basic needs of

cold

heat

length of day

light

soil pH

temperature

water

for decorative use

glossary of

shade-loving

bleeding heart plants

flowering plants

vegetable plants

pokeweed

portable workshop

with slant roof

with span-roof

potpourri

rose potpourri

sachet potpourri

“you choose” potpourri

pottery

basic vase

basics of

bowls

candlesticks

decorating

embellishments

firing

glazing

jars

vases

wheel-working

prickly pear cactus

propogation rack

Q

quick breads

basic quick bread recipe

cinnamon bread

cranberry coffee cake

date muffins

date-orange bread

one-hour brown bread

pineapple nut bread

quilting

R

rabbits

breeding

breeds

feeding

health concerns

housing

raised beds

how to make

things to consider

raspberries

raw milk

reindeer moss

rooftop gardens

how to make

suitable roofs for

things to consider

water leakage and

root beer

rugs, rag

S

sachets

sassafras

sausage making

beef sausage

bratwurst, cooked

important considerations in

polish sausage (kielbasa)

pork sausage

saving seeds

hybrid vs. heirloom seeds

scrapbooking

seedlings

sheep

breeds

butchering

diseases

feeding

housing

milk

shearing

wool

carding

spinning

soaps

cold-pressed soap

natural dyes for

soap oils for

soil

enriching

with compost

with fertilizers

nutrients

macronutrients

management of

micronutrients

testing

pH

quality of

types of

clay

loam

sandy

watering

solar thermal energy

spatterdock

springtime wreath

sprouting seeds

strawberry

sundials

T

temperature zone map

terracing

building your own

making use of slopes and

materials needed for

walls and

terrariums

thistle

toboggans

tomatoes, heirloom

tools

classifying

geometrical

bevels

combination shooting board

compasses, dividers, and calipers

crenellated squares

dividing a board with rules

marking and cutting gauges

marking and scribing

marking work for sawing

miter blocks

miter box

miter templates

rules

spirit level

squares and bevels

testing surfaces with straight-edges

try squares

whitworth method of testing straight-edges

holding tools

bench stops

benches

common bench screw vice

cramping floor boards

cramps

pincers

rope and block cramp

sawing stools or trestles

screw vice for kitchen table

trees for shade or shelter

choosing

maintenance of

placement of

planting

pruning

turkeys

breed selection

chicks (“poults”)

hatching

raising

diseases

feeding

housing

slaughtering

V

vegetables

hoophouses

making your own

things to consider

venison or game sausage

violets

W

walnut

water

conserving

choosing plants for low water use

rain barrels

trickle irrigation systems

water lily

weddings

bouquets

cake

centerpieces

edible flowers

hanging flower pomander

napkins

programs for the ceremony

sachets

wild grapevine

wild onion and garlic

wild rose

windmills

wood sealers

workshop furniture

bench with side and tail vices

fixel sawing horse

inside fittings of tool chest

packing tool chest for transit

portable folding bench

portable sawing horses

racks for saws and chisels

sawing horse

sawing stools and workshop trestles

small tool chest with drawers

strong stool or work bench

tool cabinet

tool chest partitions

tool chest tills

utilizing tool chest lids

woodworker’s tool chest

worms

Y

yeast bread

biscuits

gluten-free bread

making your own

multigrain bread

oatmeal bread

raised buns (brioche)

tips for making

wheat and

yeast and

yogurt