Gone to the Dogs
Lyle Steinman of Stewartsville, Missouri went to the dogs several years ago…it’s starting to pay off. Gone to the Dogs. A quarter-mile lane leads to a house set on forty manicured acres.
Wooden Kayaks - Floating Works of Art
For many of us who have moved our lives to the country, an early discovery of our rural life is just how much water is around us. No matter where in the country we live, it seems that rivers, creeks, lakes, and even the salt water are close to home. I think many of us must realize that getting...
How to Keep Driveways from Driving You Nuts!
A Driveway Construction Primer Driveways are not very exciting. I don’t know of many homeowners who sit around thinking about their driveways. However, a driveway which is not designed well or built properly can occupy a homeowner’s mind with many thoughts- none of them happy.
Exotic Birds
The market crashed in the mid-90s…but now, the Big Birds are Back. The ratites, that is. Those are ostriches, which hail from South Africa; emus, from Australia; and rheas, from South America. Prized for their meat, fat, leather and feathers, the ratites were a hot commodity on U.S. farms for a...

Solar Energy on Your Acreage

Harness the rays of the sun to brighten the outlook for an electricity budget while being a responsible steward of Earth’s limited natural resources.

25 Ways to Save Money in 2009

When asked to identify their favorite month, people rarely answer with the month of January. Sure, the weather is cold and dreary in most parts of the country, but the new year provides a clean slate; a chance to start afresh with new goals and resolutions for the coming months. In the wake of the 2008 economic downturn many people will name saving money their top New Year’s resolution.

Build Your Own Raised Bed Planter

 
Admit it. You’ve been thinking about starting a garden haven’t you?
That’s normal this time of year because it’s early spring and the gloomy darkness and cold of winter is still on your mind. Maybe gardening came to mind recently as you stood in line at the grocery store realizing that the price of food has increased. Food costs went up an average of 7% in the US in 2008 and that trend shows no sign of reversing.
Feeding a family has become increasingly expensive and that has many people thinking about growing some of their own.
 

Building A Fence On Your Acreage

Evaluating Needs
Fences can be used to confine or exclude animals, to divide distinct areas of your property, to improve aesthetics or to provide barriers. Fencing can be temporary or permanent, physical or psychological or both. In addition, fencing can be a substantial investment in your property, and should be planned to last anywhere from 25 to 50 years.
Options abound, so careful consideration and planning is essential to any fencing project. The first question you should ask yourself is, “What do I want my fence to do?” Do you need confinement for livestock? Is it necessary to exclude predatory animals? Do you want to section off a pond, pasture, or other individual area of your small farm? Your answer to this question will provide the foundation for next choices; once you’ve thought that through, you can move on to selection of the type of fencing right for you. Although fencing styles and uses vary greatly, a few basic principals apply when selecting the fencing that’s right for you and your acreage.

How-to-build-a deck on your Acreage

Getting Started
A few things first.
 
When preparing to dig a posthole - whether for a fence or a deck - you want to make sure that the area in which you’ll be digging doesn’t have anything beneath that could cause
problems, such as buried power, water or sewer lines. Most areas have a free service that will mark the ground with locations of such things. If that is not available to you, then use some thought of where these lines might be at your home. When planning to build a deck, it’s helpful to use either marking paint or even a garden hose to map out the area of the proposed deck. It makes it easy to get a feel for the size, and if it will meet your needs.

Security Lighting

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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.