[Diana in Wisconsin]

Oh, yes. ME is definitely filled with crunchy dopes. ;)

I also used to truly enjoy ‘Organic Gardenin’g back in the days of Mike McGrath as Editor but then the ‘Rodale Clan’ felt the need to ‘progressive-ize’ the rag, so that put an end to that for me.

Really? I can’t even GARDEN without those a-holes preachin’ at me? Yeesh! When did vegetables become a venue for politics?

Liberals ruin everything. EVERYTHING!

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

I agree. I am designing my homestead, (ok, we have not actually bought it yet but soon!) But why does every homesteading book I read have to preach at me?

Mini cow or goat? Chickens or ducks? Maybe both? What kind of dry beans are best to grow in my zone 5 area? That is the kind of thing I want to know about. Not about how we should all rally to convince congress to save the planet by cutting "greenhouse gasses".