Jan 28, 2025 · Novelist Paula Whyman wanted to leave her city life and find an acre or two of rural pasture to explore. Instead, she found herself trying to restore 200 acres of farmland on a …

Mar 27, 2024 · Today, more than 620,000 miles of fence branch across the western United States. That’s equal to a trip to the moon and back—and halfway there again. Maintaining and …

Jul 17, 2017 · Saffron. The North American Center for Saffron Research and Development, a new program at the University of Vermont, hopes to make New England the new hotspot for this …

Dec 21, 2017 · Unlike a goat or a horse, or any other livestock for that matter, sheep wool is much like human hair: it never stops growing (here’s what that looks like).While the main detriment …

Nov 15, 2016 · Americans love eggs, at least chicken eggs: on average, a given American eats about 250 chicken eggs per year. And sure, we’ve started dabbling in other delicious and …

Jul 24, 2015 · Both practical and idyllic, farm ponds are a dream for many newbie farmers. Clear, clean water surrounded by lush grasses and perhaps a weeping willow tree may be the image …

Jan 16, 2014 · Beefalo. Ah yes, how fondly we remember the 1970s. A time of afros, Nixon, and of course, the peak of America’s interest in beefalo.English settlers in the American south …

Dec 19, 2017 · Reading this story is quite a coincidence for me, this school house is only a few miles from my house, and I’ve been there many times, especially when I was little, my father …

Dec 16, 2024 · I read your article about eating Christmas trees. I was concerned because all theprecut trees are sprayed with fire retardant and quite often bug repellent to get rid of the …

Nov 13, 2024 · The tips are especially helpful for folks hoping to make a go of farming on smaller plots of land. Given the challenges in an industry dominated by factory farms, such as slim …