The Homesteader just sent off its sixteenth issue. We’ve been in print for eight years! Sometimes I can’t quite believe that myself. All the thanks goes to you, the readers. Without an audience, there would be no Homesteader.
I’d like you to know that we’ve made a change with the latest issue–a change for the better.
It’s become clear that our issue numbering system needs to be simpler. Instead of working with separate volume and issue numbers, i.e., Volume 5, Issue 2, we’re now simply numbering the issues incrementally with whole numbers — Issue 1, Issue 2, Issue 3, etc. Pretty straightforward. We thought you’d like it that way.
We expect that for some time there will be some overlap, especially as we use up inventory for incoming orders. For your reference, here’s how the new numbering system corresponds to the old:
(Details on all the issues to date can be found here.)
| Issue | New name | Old name |
| Summer 2002 | Issue 1 | Volume 1, Issue 1 |
| Winter 2002-2003 | Issue 2 | Volume 1, Issue 2 |
| Summer 2003 | Issue 3 | Volume 2, Issue 1 |
| Winter 2003-2004 | Issue 4 | Volume 2, Issue 2 |
| Summer 2004 | Issue 5 | Volume 3, Issue 1 |
| Winter 2004-2005 | Issue 6 | Volume 3, Issue 2 |
| Summer 2005 | Issue 7 | Volume 4, Issue 1 |
| Winter 2005-2006 | Issue 8 | Volume 4, Issue 2 |
| Summer 2006 | Issue 9 | Volume 5, Issue 1 |
| Winter 2006-2007 | Issue 10 | Volume 5, Issue 2 |
| Summer 2007 | Issue 11 | Volume 6, Issue 1 |
| Winter 2007-2008 | Issue 12 | Volume 6, Issue 2 |
| Summer 2008 | Issue 13 | Volume 7, Issue 1 |
| Winter 2008-2009 | Issue 14 | Volume 7, Issue 2 |
| Summer 2009 | Issue 15 | Volume 8, Issue 1 |
And now the latest issue, Winter 2009-2010, is simply Issue 16. Details on that issue will be released momentarily. It’s a good ‘un!