10 Things to Love About Rural Living
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
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
Backyard Chicken Adoption – A few months ago, one of our hens, Pigwidgeon, went broody. She was soon joined (literally, in the same nest) by her pal Hedwig. Before long, April had taken over the … Read more
Deciding on keeping a rooster or not, that is a big question! When it comes to owning roosters, there are pros and cons to consider. There are many people making money by owning chickens and … Read more
Livestock Guardian Animal – Before we moved to our rural property, we knew we would need some help protecting our future livestock from the local coyotes, black bears, and cougars. Here’s what we learned when … Read more
I just picked up The Backyard Homestead again. While I see it almost every day, there are years I haven’t touched it. When I do pick it up, I always think, “Why didn’t I look … Read more
DIY Hydroponic System – We did not have any garden space or soil for planting in our yard. But that didn’t let that stop us from starting a vegetable garden. Here’s how we went about … Read more
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 – 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
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!
There’s a lot to know about storing grain in buckets and in bags. But the great thing is, once you learn how, it’s easy to do safely to store it for years. Here I will … Read more
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.
Country gardens are not just for vegetables. There’s so much more you can do. Planting country flower gardens is often an easier and prettier option. Just in time for our first snowfall, I got our … Read more
This is about restoring an old abandoned rural backyard. Several months ago, we had to relocate due to a job. In this economy, you often don’t have a choice. The job we relocated for was … Read more