"How to Do Things" in VOA Special English
Text & MP3 Files

This section includes reports on both "How to Do Things" and "How Things Are Done."

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[AG] = Agriculture Report; [DE] = Development Report; [EC] = Economics Report; [EX] = Explorations

• [AG] MP3 - Growing Roses in Your Garden
• [DE] MP3 - Some Tips for Cold Storage of Foods
• [AG] MP3 - Do-It-Yourself: Pruning Plants, Part 2
• [AG] MP3 - Do-It-Yourself: Pruning Plants, Part 1
• [DE] MP3 - Houses Made of Straw
• [AG] MP3 - How to Strike Oil (From Seeds, That Is)
• [DE] MP3 - Working With Clay: A How-to Guide
• [AG] MP3 - Some Crops (Like Some People) Do Well as Companions
• [AG] MP3 - Yard Work: When People Choose Sod Over Seed
• [DE] MP3 - How to Do It: Making Paper by Hand
• [AG] MP3 - In the Garden, Making the Most of Mulch
• [AG] MP3 - Do-It-Yourself: Compost for the Garden
• [AG] MP3 - Home Gardening: What to Do About Lead
• [AG] MP3 - Parsley: Not Just Another Pretty Green
• [AG] MP3 - Grow It Yourself: Strawberries
• [AG] MP3 - Let Us Plant Lettuce
• [AG] MP3 - Growing Chili Peppers:  A Heated Subject
• [DE] MP3 - Making a Solar Water Heater
• [AG] MP3 - Growing Ginseng in the US
• [AG] MP3 - Working Magic in the Garden With Beans
• [AG] MP3 - Do-It-Yourself: Growing Tomatoes
• [AG] MP3 - Do-It-Yourself: Growing Potatoes
• [AG] MP3 - Putting Your Head to Growing Cabbage
• [AG] MP3 - Not All Carrots Are Orange
• [AG] MP3 - Want to Grow a Root? Beets Are Hard to Beat
• [DE] MP3 - A Cool Way to Keep Food From Spoiling
• [DE] MP3 - Got Milk? How to Make Yogurt
• [DE] MP3 - Building With Adobe (No Computer Required)
• [DE] MP3 - How to Dry or Smoke Fish, Part 2
• [DE] MP3 - How to Dry or Smoke Fish, Part 1
• [DE] MP3 - Need Soap? Make Your Own
• [DE] MP3 - Bringing Color to Life With Natural Dyes
• [AG] MP3 - Much About Mulch
• [AG] MP3 - The Seeds of Weed Control
• [AG] MP3 - Farming Marginal Lands
• [EX] MP3 - How to Build a House With Bales of Straw
• [AG] MP3 - Demand for Goat Meat Grows in US
• [AG] MP3 - Working Magic in the Garden With Beans
• [AG] MP3 - Raising Rabbits Offers a Big Return From a Small Investment
• [AG] MP3 - How This Little Piggy Goes to Market
• [AG] MP3 - Raising Goats for Their Hair
• [AG] MP3 - Pumpkins for All Seasons
• [DE] MP3 - Cooking Meals With the Sun for Fuel
• [EC] MP3 - Getting Started as an Investor
• [DE] MP3 - Need to Dig a Well? Start Here
• [AG] MP3 - Building a Windbreak to Protect Crops
• [AG] MP3 - Insects Eating Your Crops? Call on a Ladybug
• [EC] MP3 - Saving for Retirement, Part 2
• [EC] MP3 - Saving for Retirement, Part 1
• [AG] MP3 - Goats: Friendly Animals That Can Be Cared for by Children
• [AG] MP3 - Pumpkins: Not Just for Halloween
• [AG] MP3 - Growing 'Love Apples,' Better Known These Days as Tomatoes
• [AG] MP3 - Making Cheese the Traditional Way, Part Two
• [AG] MP3 - Making Cheese the Traditional Way, Part 1
• [DE] MP3 - Simple Ways to Keep Food Cool
• [AG] MP3 - Food for Crops: How to Get the Most From Organic Fertilizer
• [DE] MP3 - Keep Fruits and Vegetables Cold, But Not Too Cold
• [EC] MP3 - Savings Plans Help Ease Pain of College Costs
• [AG] MP3 - Simple Ways to Protect Water Quality
• [EC] MP3 - Savings Are a Starting Point on the Road to Riches
• [AG] MP3 - Compost: an Organic Way to Better Soil and Crops
• [AG] MP3 - The Buzz About Bees
• [AG] MP3 - Mixing Crops With Other Plants Can Cut Chemical Use
• [AG] MP3 - Farmers Can Control Insects By Mixing Plants
• [AG] --- - Raising Sheep
• [DE] MP3 - Solar Cookers in Developing Countries
• [AG] --- - Controlling Garden Insects with Spiders
• [DE] MP3 - Canning Food
• [DE] --- - Freezing Food
• [AG] --- - Simple Mousetrap
• [DE] MP3 - Double-Drum Sawdust Stove
• [AG] MP3 - Building a Rooftop Vegetable Garden
• [DE] MP3 - Ways to Keep Food Safe
• [AG] MP3 - Mushrooms
• [AG] MP3 - Using Water to Produce Electricity
• [AG] MP3 - Raising Chickens
• [AG] --- - Snap Beans
• [AG] --- - Home Gardens, Part 3
• [AG] --- - Home Gardens, Part 2
• [AG] --- - Home Gardens, Part 1
• [DE] --- - Storing Drinking Water
• [AG] --- - Bees and Beekeeping, Part 3
• [AG] --- - Bees and Beekeeping, Part 2
• [AG] --- - Bees and Beekeeping, Part 1
• [DE] --- - Water Storage Systems
• [AG] --- - Curing Meat
• [AG] MP3 - Solar Food Dryers
• [AG] --- - Mushrooms, Part 2
• [AG] --- - Mushrooms, Part 1

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