Finding Your Farmland – An Overview

Whether you’re looking for a small acreage for homesteading, a working farm to support a career change, or a large parcel for a family retreat, finding the right piece of ground is nothing like spending the day at Sunday open houses in a new subdivision. Where...

Tips on Selecting a House Site

Tips on Selecting a House Site Three major physical factors contribute to your enjoyment of your farm – your farm location, your driveway placement, and your house site. They’re interdependent, governed by economics, practicality and aesthetics. Get these right, and...

What is Farming? What is Farmland?

Whether it’s a plantation or a homestead, a ranch or an acreage, some things about many things about farmland are universal. At the most basic level, it’s land that’s capable of producing a crop, but the reality is a bit more than that. What is “farming” and what’s a...

Driveway Construction – A Quick Overview

In the best of times, a driveway has no moving parts. But traffic, frost heaving and water contribute to movement, and movement = failure. Losing a culvert (pipe), experiencing a washout, or getting stuck in your own driveway is not only an embarrassment, it’s a...