Tag: The Rural American Dream


  • Burn pile advice

    When you live in the country (like we do) the chances are – you will eventually see a need to burn something. It won’t take long before you accumulate a pile of stuff. Here is my basic burn pile advice (from someone who is NOT a fire expert). Conclusion on burn pile fires In conclusion,…

  • How to get rid of flies on a farm?

    It’s starting to warm up, which means flies will be coming back around. Any homesteader who has chickens, horses, rabbits, or other critters might notice some flies around the farm. In today’s blog entry I’ll share some methods, to get rid of flies. Like I’ve said before (in other posts) the solutions we share on…

  • A quick introduction to farm sitting

    Not all farms have full time workers. Some farms are run by families, couples, or in the worst of cases – an overworked individual. And, without full time workers you will not have anyone to leave behind when you go out of State or something. The solution – getting someone to do some farm sitting.…