Julia Shipley from Chickadee Farm in Craftsbury, Vermont, describes a day in the life of a farmer picking up manure for her farm.
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Dear Yankee | June 2017
The “she-sheds” article [“A Shed of One’s Own,” May/June] hit close to home. Several years ago, my wife and I made a quality-of-life move from the Phoenix metro area to the cooler climes of north-central Arizona. In the process, we downsized from a modest tract home to a log cabin of less than 1,000 […]
It’s a spectacular 1784 Georgian built house for sale on 141 stunning acres in Henniker, NH—but that’s not why it’s so well known.
The venerable barns of Connecticut come alive in Stephen Ray’s vibrant artwork.
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A She-Shed of One’s Own
“She-sheds” are the latest in the tiny-house phenomenon. On Cape Cod, they do it their own way.
Credit: yinyang/istock When my husband and I decided we wanted a summer home on the family farm on Great East Lake in Maine, my mother-in-law’s only comment was: “I have heard of folks doing things on a shoestring, but you two haven’t even got the money to buy lacings for your shoes!” Not to be […]
Instinct draws the sweet-singing birds to make their homes in the same fields that farmers must harvest for hay.
A closer look at the many types of mushrooms grown (and sold!) at the family owned and operated Mousam Valley Mushrooms in Springvale, Maine.
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Dear Yankee | April 2017
City of Hope Let me congratulate Yankee on the wonderful article on immigrants in Lewiston, Maine [“City of Hope,” March/April]. I have shared the content with everyone I know as an example of excellent journalism and as a model of how things should work in this country. Sending the best from an avid reader in Arizona—Get Our […]
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A Home of One’s Own | The Farmer’s Life: Dispatches from Chickadee Farm in Craftsbury, Vermont
Making a house yours sometimes means building upon all that came before.
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A Home of One’s Own | The Farmer’s Life: Dispatches from Chickadee Farm in Craftsbury, Vermont
Making a house yours sometimes means building upon all that came before.
Here are ten simple and inexpensive ways to make your own plant labels, which will keep your garden both organized and efficient.