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Benefits of Flax Seed
Five-generation farm provides consumer with a healthy way to lower cholesterol.
Easy Homemade Bread Recipes
With an aroma to please any soul, freshly baked bread is the hallmark of a country kitchen.
Electric Fences Help Keep Deer Out of Garden
Electric fencing design thwarts even the most determined garden grazers.
Pet Goat Amuses as Starter Farm Animal
Tiny creature weaves a spell over owner and her new country community.
Winter Ice Safety Tips
A few tips help cold-clime dwellers cope with the inevitable ice.

Heart of the Home

CONTRIBUTE: Your Own Stories

What are your favorite things about summer?

Does your family take an annual summer vacation? Do you look forward to fishing or camping? Do you join other couples or families for picnics and boating at the lake?

Perhaps you enjoy relaxing on the porch, watching lightning bugs dance in the dark and listening to crickets sing. Maybe you enjoy taking a cool, refreshing dip in the creek after a hot afternoon of work. Maybe you like working in the garden, or maybe you'd rather just look at the beautiful blooming flowers. Perhaps you enjoy getting together with family and friends to celebrate Independence Day with fireworks and an old-fashioned barbecue?

Tell us what you enjoy most about summer. Send your letters and high-quality photos (no photocopies, please; send appropriate-sized SASE with adequate postage for return of your photos) by March 1 to CAPPER'S, Heart of the Home, 1503 S.W. 42nd St., Topeka, KS 66609-1265. Or, e-mail your stories and photos (jpeg or tiff, at least 300 dpi) to editor@Cappers.com.

The Kurfurstendamm of Berlin, Germany, in 1976

Far from Home for the Holidays

Readers recall holidays spent in unfamiliar surroundings.

Influential Teachers and Classmates Change Lives

Readers share stories of who influenced them … and how.

Central Congregational Church in Topeka, Kansas.

Encouraging Childlike Faith

Church in Topeka, Kansas, is proud of historical ties to Rev. Dr. Charles M. Sheldon.

Crocheted Dust Mitt is Stylish

A dust mitt pattern you can make.

The church building is only a part of what makes a church.

Why I Love My Church

Readers reveal what makes their places of worship special.

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	Waking up in Kansas Take Over the World the GRIT Way by K.C. Compton, Editor-in-Chief
	The Daily Commute GRIT Guide To Backyard Chickens by Hank Will, Editor
	The Open Book Cooking With Lard for Old-fashioned Taste by Jean Teller, Sr. Assoc. Editor
	Joy in the Journey Spring Bulbs: A Gift to the Future by Jenn Nemec, Sr. Assoc. Editor
	Arrows and Minnows New Deer Jerky Experiment with Clem's Seasonings on Tap by Caleb Regan, Assistant Editor

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Fresh Content

Recipes for Household Cleaners
Becky shares a great resource for making homemade cleaning products.
Winter Rest Involves Gardening Books and Plans for Plant a Row for the Hungry
Rather than planning a garden, Cindy takes a break in the winter with gardening books, thoughts about food bank programs and other insightful activities.
GRIT Guide To Backyard Chickens
Hank proudly announces GRIT's new Guide to Backyard Chickens book.
Getting to Know Us
Mountain Woman introduces us to her life with a logger and craftsman.
The Horse Feeder vs. Rodeo: Picture a Ferris Wheel
Rodeo puts together a round bale feeder, in her usual, unusual style.
Open Session: March/April 2010
Several readers share their thoughts and opinions about previously published articles, fellow readers coming to their rescue, and the new design of CAPPER's, while another reader shares a story about her grandson, and another about her childhood pet.
Handmade Gifts Begin With Love
Two readers share their love of quilting, with photos of a wall hanging and a T-shirt quilt.

Spotlight

Bread Making for Those With No Time

This easy bread recipe will have you doing the bread making for your family.

Easy Homemade Bread Recipes

With an aroma to please any soul, freshly baked bread is the hallmark of a country kitchen.

Fresh baked bread is the perfect antidote for a cold winter day.

Making Sauerkraut, Among Other Things

Making sauerkraut for the first time stirs up deep thoughts.

Sauerkraut: What Makes it Sour?

Improve cabbage's taste and nutrition through fermentation.

Hemp Hypocrisies

End the madness, hemp is a non-toxic, non-mind-altering plant!

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