Barbara Bamberger-Scott

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Medical Folkways in America – Part Two: What’s in Your Bottle?

In Medical Folkways in America – Part One: Maggots, Hairballs, and Eels, we…

How the Outhouse Went In: Part Two of The Poo Papers

As we learned in "The Other Little House: The Poo Papers, Part…

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The Real Dirt on Farmer John: A Review

I saw this film on a rainy day in the Bay Area. …

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The American General Store: A Cover Story

  Watch any old movie about rural life, cow towns, farming, or…

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The History of American Homesteading, Part 1: He Who Shall Not Work Shall Not Eat

  Captain John Smith told the English colonists under his sway “he…

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The History of American Homesteading, Part 2: The Little Cabin at Sinking Spring

  https://www.homestead.org/homesteading-history/history-of-american-homesteading-part1/ From the earliest days in the new united states, living…

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The History of American Homesteading, Part 3: Uncle Sam Is Rich Enough to Give Us All a Farm

https://www.homestead.org/homesteading-history/history-of-american-homesteading-part2/ "Come along, come along, make no delay, Come from every nation,…

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The History of American Homesteading, Part 4: Generous Fruits That Never Fail

https://www.homestead.org/homesteading-history/history-of-american-homesteading-part3/ Johnny Cash (1932-2003) attracted myths like a big, square-shouldered magnet. It’s…

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The History of American Homesteading, Part 5: Stay Hungry; Stay Foolish

https://www.homestead.org/history/the-history-of-american-homesteading-part4/ Modern American homesteading, to misquote The Bard, makes strange bedfellows. Who…

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The Humble Spud: From Inca to Ireland to Idaho

  Let’s be honest. It really doesn’t look like something you’d want…

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Put a Little Wolf Song in Your Life

  In much of the world, it’s just called muskmelon.  Its skin…

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