It is a fair comment to make that most of the articles in this issue had been reprinted from other sources and as a result the first issue had little to add to any debate going on at the time. Having said that, the other way of looking at it is that The Mother Earth News gave its readers the cream of the crop for the bargain price of $1.00 - not bad in retrospect.

The first 3 pages contain Gary Snyder's 'Four Changes' article, originally published in Difficult but Possible: Supplement to the Whole Earth Catalog [September 1969] I recognised it right away as I wrote a review for that issue, on LT, which you may also like to read.
How to Make it Your Way, is from the January, 1970 'Cavalier'.
Living High on $6500 a Year by Darrell Huff, is from 'The Saturday Evening Post'.
The following articles are all to do with carooning as a career.
The Lonely Worker
There's Gold in them thar merchants
All about AD Cartoons How I did it
What a Bunch of Characters!
Humor the Editor
gag writers are funny people
Jeeezely!
Marketing Humor Copy
mish-mosh
Originally appearing in 'Information Guide (re-named 'Cartoon World')' between 1957-1959.
A Gentle People's Liberation by Jane Bevans, is from Alternate Society.
Twin Oaks by Krystine Newman and Henry Wilhelm, was reprinted from PTERO by way of WIN.
The Little Car that Could by Mason was from the Berkeley TRIBE.

There is a brilliant article 'The Plains Indian Tipi' that provides full plans on construction of your own dwelling.
A visit to Ontario's community 'Morning Glory Farm'.
A slightly dated (even for 1970) article by Victor A. Croley 'The Freedom Way' with a $1.00-a-week food plan.
There are recipes for making 'Yogurt' and 'Digger Bread' from the 'Haight-Ashbury St. Love'.
There is also a recommended further reading list on the back page.

Even though most of the articles were published elsewhere it is still a very good 'one stop shop' for so much useful advice in one place' ( )