Found on the Backwoods Home Magazine web site (I'll be getting my issue)....
Backwoods Home Magazine's May/June 2008 issue (No. 111) is about 2 weeks away from being delivered to subscribers' mail boxes, so I guess it's not too early to reveal that it is a Special Preparedness Issue intended to help readers weather what we see as a severe and prolonged economic slump in America. I think it is the best issue we've ever produced.
For only the second time in our 18 1/2-year history, the new issue will be 16 pages longer than our usual 100 pages. It is intended as a mini-guide to help readers cope with a recession coupled by inflation -- stagflation -- in which jobs are lost while prices for the basics in life, such as food, go up. We don't know how bad things will get, but we are not optimistic. This issue shows our pessimism and provides articles on how to prepare yourself to cope with this economic squeeze.
Even if you do not subscribe to the Backwoods Home Magazine print issue, I recommend you reserve a copy of this Special Preparedness Issue. We anticipate a lot of demand for it, so are printing an extra 15,000 copies. If you are not a subscriber to the print issue, you can order this Special Preparedness Issue for $5.95 by clicking here. If you'd like to get the issue and subscribe to the magazine, click here. This issue is as good as it gets for BHM.
Some of the articles:
John Silveira has an excellent piece explaining what is driving prices up and why there is a significant risk of a dangerously prolonged stagflation for America.
Mas Ayoob explains why you should buy extra ammo and guns now, before the November elections.
Jeff Yago has two articles: one on building a preparedness pantry that will keep you in food for a year, and the other on Energy Basics 101.
Jackie Clay has three articles: How to store protein, Planting a serious survival garden, and Building a home medical kit.
Claire Wolfe talks about the need to develop a circle of friends you can depend on in a prolonged emergency.
Sylvia Gist has a lengthy piece about the importance of including whole grain foods in our diet to stay healthy.
Ilene Duffy give some of her quick, healthy bread recipes.
Corey Gage explains the preparedness "Rule of Three."
Dorothy Ainsworth gives a primer on the art of salvaging materials to build your home or any other structure around the homestead.
Jim Dickie gives a lesson in building a custom kitchen out of salvaged materials.
Brewster Gillett gives food canning some historical perspective by explaining Napoleon's role in its discovery.
Joe Knight shows you how to avoid catching diseases from your pets and homestead animals.
The Irreverent Jokes Page has been expanded to two very funny pages.
And we've got a great Ask Jackie column.
The issue is just packed, and many of the articles are set off with Don Childers' original drawings and paintings.
