Ten Things to Love About Rural Living

10 Things to Love About Rural Living

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Escape to the country… Here are the things to love about rural living. After living in urban and suburban environments, I am now back to living a rural lifestyle. Is this for everybody? Maybe not. … Read more

poor soil

Starting a Garden Where Soil Poor

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Gardening in poor soil can be tough, making you wonder if it’s worth trying to start a garden there at all. It really depends. There may be ways around it; sometimes you can improve existing … Read more

Livestock Guardian Dog

How to Be a Livestock Guardian Dog

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Livestock Guardian Dog – Even though I am a very busy dog, after a bit of negotiation with myself I agreed to do it and so…here is my DIY how-to! Now where should I start. … Read more

Jill Winger

Interview Jill Winger of “Your Custom Homestead”

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One question many of our Rural Living Today readers have in common is “Where do I start?” We’ve been addressing that question in several different ways, and today we have a great addition to our tool kits.

Jill Winger of The Prairie Homestead has written an excellent book called Your Custom Homestead. Jill describes it as a “How to Organize Your Thoughts, Dreams, and Ideas to Turn Them into a Unique Homestead” book.

We knew our RLT readers would love that!

Owning a Dairy Cow

The Backyard Cow: Guide to Keeping a Productive Family Cow

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We’ve had beef cattle before, but until I read this book, I didn’t see any way I could ever keep a milk cow.

Not enough space, not enough time, not enough knowledge. But author Sue Weaver has changed my mind.

I now know that a cow does not take a lot of space or time. And with this book at my side, I’d have just about all the knowledge I’d need.