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GRIT is a bi-monthly magazine distributed throughout the United States and Canada that celebrates country lifestyles of all kinds, while emphasizing the importance of community and stewardship. As North America’s premier rural lifestyle title, GRIT publishes feature-length articles on a broad range of topics that appeal to those already living in the country and those who aspire to get there. Our readers are well-educated, successful and choose to live on the land for many reasons. Most do not depend on their soil for significant income – some choose not to work their land (in the conventional sense) at all. But all share an appreciation for life out where the pavement ends. Source

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DIY Metal Bookends

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By Robert Thomas
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Modernize your shelves with these DIY metal bookends. These bookends have a contemporary, industrial look that differs from traditional scroll designs. A great chef once told me to try to cook dishes without using garlic and olive oil because it would make me a better cook. Although the combination makes everything delicious, it’s also ubiquitous. Constantly relying on the garlic and olive oil combination prevents the cook from exploring a multitude of other flavor combinations.
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Blacksmithing Hammers: Essential Tools with Ancient Roots

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By Robert Thomas
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Unearth the history of blacksmithing hammers. Hammers have been used throughout history as a fundamental tool for producing structures and machines. Hammers in the form of a stone tied to a stick first appeared in history over 30,000 years ago, and they have advanced very little since then. Even in the world of constant global innovation and technical advancement, it’s rare that a structure or machine of any real size or consequence gets produced without the use of some sort of hammer.
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Shepherd’s Pie with Lamb Recipe

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By Tonya Olson
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1 / 2 Shepherd’s pie goes well with a cooked fruit, such as apples. 2 / 2 Elaine preparing shepherd’s pie, based on a recipe by Tara Williamson Make shepherd’s pie with lamb, a Scotch-Irish and British traditional dish, for a warm and comforting meal. Tara explains the difference between shepherd’s and cottage pies. “In shepherd’s pie, lamb is the major ingredient, but if you use this recipe for beef, it’s cottage pie.
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Greater Prairie Chicken: Endangered

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By Tim Nephew
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The greater prairie chicken, an endangered species in some states, was once a classic rural icon, but now its future is less certain. In northwestern Minnesota, there was once a huge glacial lake, Lake Agassiz, that formed after the last ice age. It covered an area that stretched from Canada on its northern border to South Dakota at its southernmost point. Today, all that is left of the ancient lake are the defined beach ridges and the Red River of the North that flows into Canada.
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Silvopasture System and Benefits

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By Steve Gabriel
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Learn about silvopasture systems and how they can benefit both the diversity of your land and the health of your animals. The concept of silvopasture challenges our notions of both modern agriculture and land use. For centuries, European settlers of North America have engaged in practices that separate the field from the forest, and even the food from the animal.
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Recipe for Coconut Cream Pie

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By Jean Teller
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by Adobestock/Stephanie Frey Reader favorite desserts include this Coconut Cream Pie recipe. Learn how to make this Coconut Cream Pie recipe, a reader favorite dessert. Marian Stovall, of Weatherford, Texas, has lost her recipe for coconut pie that had been on the Argo cornstarch box. Several readers sent copies of the exact recipe, including Sarah Vaughan, of Waterville, Maine.
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Outdoor Hay Storage Ideas

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By Tim Nephew
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From hay tarps to proper stacking techniques, here are outdoor hay storage ideas to maximize quality and longevity. If you feed hay to your livestock, you know how expensive it can be to keep your animals well-fed on quality forage. Whether you purchase the hay or bale it yourself, making the most of your investment requires proper storage to ensure both quality and longevity.
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Long-Range Tropical Storms Forming Predictions

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By Tonya Olson
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Follow Ed behind the scenes by learning the science of long-range hurricane tropical storms forming predictions. Since hurricanes are capable of incredible destruction, forecasts of future hurricane activity are highly anticipated. They’re headline items even in today’s supercharged news cycle. So, how are these long-range forecasts made, and how accurate are they?
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Mushroom Madness

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By Karmin Garrison
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All things mushroom from Grit in one place. Find your favorite fungi (and how to use it) here. Growing Mushrooms The ins and outs of growing mushrooms on your property. Household Mushroom Cultivation: Try a multiplicity of methods for growing your own edible mushroom colonies. Learn How to Grow Mushrooms Learn how to grow mushrooms for culinary and medicinal uses. Growing Mushrooms We are learning to grow mushrooms at Sweet Summer Farm. Where Do Truffles Grow?
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Tick Prevention and Removal

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By Suzanne Cox
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Don’t let the fear of a tick bite stand in the way of getting outside this summer. From tick removal tips to identification and understanding their life cycle, understanding helps prevention. Summertime: A time for flowers, sunshine, warm weather and cooking over an open flame. There is no denying that summer is the highlight of every child’s – and many adults’ – year. But nothing can spoil the summertime fun quite like a tick bite.
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