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I&#8217;ve also included some insights for how and why we need to live well even when the awful and unnecessary war in Ukraine, the economic hardships in Sri Lanka, and increasing <a href=\"https:\/\/simplestead.com\/2022\/03\/19\/simple-savings\/\">inflation<\/a> are weighing on all of us. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yumpu.com\/en\/document\/read\/66647394\/epicurean-living-issue-3\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1235\" height=\"690\" data-attachment-id=\"4132\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/simplestead.com\/?attachment_id=4132\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simplestead.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/epicurean-living-issue-3.png?fit=1235%2C690&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1235,690\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Epicurean Living Issue 3\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simplestead.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/epicurean-living-issue-3.png?fit=1024%2C572&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simplestead.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/epicurean-living-issue-3.png?resize=1235%2C690&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4132\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I hope you enjoy this issue. And please share the word if you think it will be of use to others. Back issues are also available on my <a href=\"https:\/\/simplestead.com\/epicurean-living\/\">Epicurean Living<\/a> page. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The latest edition of Epicurean Living is now available for free online viewing or download. I&#8217;ve dubbed this one the &#8220;chicken issue&#8221; since I devoted the entire Epicurean homesteading section to the subject. 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