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Heritage Breeds Can Be the Best Egg Laying Chickens
Rare domesticated animals need engaged stewards to survive. Raise heritage chickens and you’ll find some of the best egg laying chickens around.
Wonderful Heirloom Winter Squash
These little pepos include a range of heirloom winter squash varieties perfect for growing and eating.
Edible Flowers for Any Occasion
Edible flowers such as nasturtiums, daylilys, tulips and more can make your dinner vibrant — and tasty, too.

Heart of the Home

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CONTRIBUTE: Your Own Stories

Summertime Memories

Summers are meant to be fun and memorable. What memories from your childhood made summers special? Did your family take an annual summer vacation? Where did you go? What did you do?

How and where did you celebrate the summer holidays - with family and friends, and lots of good food, at home, the lake, a neighbor's place? Maybe you got a summer job. What was the job? Was there a specific reason for wanting to work? Did you meet new friends or possibly a love interest at your job?

Did you spend your days with friends, siblings and/or cousins splashing in the swimming hole or pond, or fishing in the creek? Maybe you found other activities to keep your entertained.

Share your favorite childhood summertime memories with us. Email your stories and high-quality photos (jpeg or tiff, 300 dpi) to Editor@Cappers.com.

Wedding Memories

Heart of the Home stories of matrimonial happenings that made the day memorable!

Pride in Hometown Heritage

Your hometown is a part of you, and here are tales of what makes a few special.

Williamson County Airport in Herrin, Illinois

Severe Weather Stories

Readers share how they made it through tornadoes, ice storms with days without power, and even hurricanes.

Pen pals Ramona and Maureen meet in front of Shakespeare's cottage

Pen Pal Success Stories

Pen pal relationships stretch across oceans and lifetimes.

Unusual Holiday Happenings

Less-than-traditional holiday experiences take center stage in these stories of holiday joy.

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	The Daily Commute Hud-Son Homesteader Sawmill: Make Lumber The Easy Way By Hank Will, Editor in Chief
	The Open Book Hollywood Spectacle Focuses on Oscars By Jean Teller, Sr. Assoc. Editor
	Adventures in Lab Land Animal Outings By Traci Smith, Associate Editor
	Learning to Live Hammer and Chisel: How to Cut Bricks and Firebricks By Kasey Moomau, Assistant Editor Photos by Lauren Holt
	Arrows and Minnows Country View: Counting My Blessings By Caleb Regan, Managing Editor

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Rural Wit and Wisdom: Community
Rural communities are built on working together. Understand how rural community identity is formed through hard labor and good neighbors who help each other with all tasks from butchering to barn raising.
Rural Wit and Wisdom: Farmer’s Work
The farmer’s work is never done, but that doesn’t mean a farmer never has fun. Manual labor lends itself to Rural Wit and Wisdom on the farm.
Family Farms: The Heart of the Midwest
An FFA member from Beresford, South Dakota, provides insight into why family farms are critical to the wellbeing of rural America.
Railroad Stories: Boarded the Wrong Train
Adventure began when family boarded the wrong train.
Railroad Stories: Boy Fascinated By Diesel Engine Train
Youngster thrilled to ride diesel engine train to next town.
Railroad Stories: Business Boomed For Railroad Industry
During 1930s and 1940s, railroad industry was booming.

Spotlight

Helping Someone in Need Offers Great Reward

As a young mother worries about paying the bill, fellow customers step in to lend a helping hand.

Summer Picnic Recipes Worthy of an Important Gathering

Celebrate the season with a picnic lunch on a warm, relaxing weekend.

New USDA Hardiness Zone Map Shows Warming Trend

The new USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map shows gardeners growing more and experimenting with warmer-weather crops.

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