As soon as most people hear the word “farmer”, they picture a grown man with overalls and flannels, stubbornly fighting with a flock of sheep or driving a huge tractor, maybe spending his free time chewing on a straw while playing the banjo and watching the sunset. The reality is that there’s a lot more […]

More and more people are choosing to go back to basics and come back to a rural lifestyle. Though what’s often a called “the simple life” is actually anything but. Farming is not an easy, low maintenance kind of activity. In fact, as a lifestyle, it requires as much preparation and skill as an office […]

When planning an outing with little kids, the obvious alternatives are always movies, theatres and parks. Though a more enriching experience would be a real-life animal farm. Most farms, especially now that many of them are catering to tourists, have great offerings for a fun and fulfilling family day. Even better, it’s more than likely […]