• Deer Hunting: One Hunter's Story

    Deer hunting in Michigan is almost like a religion and November 15th is one of the most important days of the year.  I didn't start until I came back to Michigan and was outfitted by Fran and Joe and given the best spot in their woods to hunt.  I was assigned to a spot in an...

  • Oh, Those Awful Piles of Leaves! They are Wonderful!

     

    It’s fall, and fall is a season of great sensations which we can enjoy only in the country. The bright colors of turning foliage, the perfume of home-heating wood fires, the sound of migrating ducks and geese as they pass over heading south, and the chill of the wind as the...
  • Storing Firewood for the Rural Homeowner
    Wood heat can be one of the true joys of rural home ownership. Just the sound of the fire popping on the grate and the warmth that radiates from the stove or fireplace makes the world seem a better place when the weather outside is cold and brutal. However, like most good things, wood...
  • Spuds

    Mmmm…potatoes! Growing up, we were not a “pasta” family, nor were we a “rice” family. We were solidly a “potato” family. Dinner meant you had a protein, a starch, and a vegetable on your plate. Our starch was almost always potatoes. Sure, we ate a little bit of bread, and had...

Deer Hunting: One Hunter's Story
Oh, Those Awful Piles of Leaves! They are Wonderful!
Storing Firewood for the Rural Homeowner
Spuds

Acreage Country Living Spotlight Articles

Mosquito Repellents are the Way to Go

The mosquitoes this summer have hit all-time highs and have been a real deterrent to being outside. Mosquito population trends for the summer have reached four times the number from last year. Visit the Iowa State University medical entomology lab mosquito surveillance website at http://mosquito.ent.iastate.edu/browse_county.php  for more information. 

Snow Preparedness

You might say the residents of Aroostook County, Maine are always ready for snow. Aroostook is the northernmost county east of the Great Lakes, as well as the largest—it’s as big as Connecticut and Rhode Island combined.

 
And it’s one of the snowiest places in America. Caribou, a town in The County—many Maine residents simply refer to Aroostook as “The County”—is among the top ten cities in the U.S. in average snowfall, at 116” a year; two winters ago, 197.8” of the white stuff piled up.

Capturing the Beauty of Fall

All it takes is a few evenings in the mid-50s, and the hint of fall is in the air. While each season has its own aura of beauty, I think fall is the most colorful. For that reason, outdoor fall decorating is only limited to the decorator’s eye and the detail and time one is willing to put into the project.

           
With plantings now mature and heading toward completion, the color opportunities are almost endless. It really comes down to where you want to decorate.
           

13 New Models from Mahindra

Power, Reliability and Style Make These Tractors Stand Out
 

Mahindra USA, the leader in affordable, high-quality farm equipment, continues its commitment to provide hard-working, high value tractors in the United States with the launch of 13 new models for the 2011 season. These new workhorses will provide consumers with the perfect machines for everything from basic chores around the farm to landscaping. The new models will be available in limited quantities this fall.
 

Acreage Life – Celebrating Country Living and Life on the Farm

Acreage Life is a magazine and web site devoted to country living. We offer features on farm life, living in a small rural community, and those people who embrace life in the country.