Best Dude Ranches

The Heiningers have continued to diversify the ranch over the past 15 years, now raising heritage-breed cattle and sheep for meat and chickens for meat and eggs , harvesting produce and herbs from their gardens and greenhouse, and create nationally award-winning...

Even though his first trail ride wasn't on a mountain trail with pine trees, bubbling creeks and soaring eagles, it's still good enough for me. My fantasies were elaborate. I missed this monumental moment because I was at work when it happened, but I...

Abbey Road B & B Carlton 503-852-6278 Barking Mad Farm Enterprise 541-26-0360 Bella Vista Hood River 541-386-1545 Clear Creek Inn Halfway 541-742-2238 Leaping Lamb Farm Alsea 541-487-4966 Long Hollow Ranch Sisters 541-923-1901, 877-923-1901 Pennington...

The students seem to be catching on to this notion. But the southern part of the city has come to be known as a food desert, with access to affordable fruits and vegetable out of arm's reach.

Lynchburg Grows Urban Farm (Lynchburg, Va.) Pick pumpkins and enjoy the educational atmosphere Saturdays through Oct 27 at this extra-ordinary farm. Walters' Pumpkin Patch (Burns, Kan.) This action-packed farm offers much, including an invitation to ride...

Last week, the findings of two national food production surveys were released during “The Food Dialogues,” a town hall-style discussion presented by U.S. Farmers & Ranchers Alliance .

When Red first came to live with us, we viewed him as just a mellow older Quarter Horse, the kind you could put little kids and adult beginners on without a worry. I managed to find an email address for a woman two owners ago, and I sent her a note telling...

Growing Almonds Grow almonds anywhere you can grow cherries or apricots, but don't expect to a harvest for about two to three years. « More Farm Traveler » Tags almond trees , almonds , Lists

Camp T.U.R.F. is an annual program that is sponsored by the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education and the OSU Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture. “We wanted to inspire them and get them excited about real food, farms, conservation,...

American Farmland Trust is celebrating the work and dedication of farmers who sell at national farmers' markets through its America's Favorite Farmers Markets contest and […] “For consumers, it's about fresh, local food and community.

That is how I discovered how rich and full the insect world is. Get comfortable. Also try thehere since it is a large photo database that is organized by insect order, family, genus, and species with lots of example photos to help pinpoint your specific...

“If you don't want to work 14-hour days for at least two months straight, then this isn't for you. Because they are easily integrated into typical farming operations, additional overhead and manpower are low.

Learn more about Scrappy by following them on Facebook , Twitter or Instagram . His previous business sold sustainable hot dogs sourced from local ranchers. Having a puppy, I was committed to not only provide my pet safe and healthy treats but also support...

Mr. Mabel is the dominant rooster and the gutsiest one of all. The hens are another story. I've wanted chickens my whole life because I thought it would be fun to have them, but I never imagined how much individuality I'd see within the flock.

With luck, he'll be a good guy, but if he's a dud, you'll have a hard time pawning him off on another chicken keeper. Straight runs—unsexed mixes of male and female chickens—usually go to farms where they're raised for meat, while males that hatch...

With a grant from the National Resources Conservation Service, part of the land is devoted to a wildlife habitat, which is worth checking out. Get Creative “Small farms must diversify in order to stay afloat,” McKenzie.

Tags eco-friendly barn house farm dwelling It has passive heating and cooling with thermal mass and insulation, in addition to solar and photovoltaic panels that contribute to its overall energy efficiency.” Would you want a barn house like this?

Lay of the Lavender With 39 species and many hundreds of varieties, lavender is a popular herb grown all over the world. « More Farm Traveler » Tags lavender , Lists The organic lavender farm at New Mexico's Los Poblanos Inn is the perfect winter getaway...

Use SIP Certified wine in your cooking with these wine recipes . California wineries currently showcasing the SIP Certified seal include Baileyana-Tangent in Edna Valley, Pomar Junction Vineyard and Winery in Templeton, D'Anbino Vineyards and Cellars...

When the TV show, "Bonanza," with its Ponderosa Ranch, first aired in the 1960s, my 'Ponderosa' lemon tree was already a decade or so old. We've graduated from simply making lemonade to trying some very interesting recipes.

“Many of [the guests] buy ingredients grown here on the farm (produce, meat, eggs and maple syrup), but they prepare all of their food on their own,” explains Jess Clark, who operates the farm stay with Bill Becker.

She had no children, and no local family members who would work to keep the ranch a ranch, so she set up a trust for her estate, and made me the trustee.” For most of us the thought of having someone give us a ranch sounds like the dream-of-all-dreams...

Talk to your pigs and announce your presence when you are approaching their pens. When we start out as farmers, our bags tend to be on the skinny side (I know mine was), and the new tricks we learn often dazzle us into “Wow, I never thought to try that...

A horse or pony is at the top of many farm-kids' wish lists. When a child gets his heart set on a having an animal, it's not easy to say no, and as the holidays approach, it becomes even harder to resist the urge to present a new animal and earn “gift-giver...

As the years passed, additional land was added until at its extent, the ranch encompassed 1.2 million acres, making it one of the largest ranches in recorded history. The Santa Gertrudis Breeders International was formed in 195.

Her customers were clamoring for the creamy, delicious mozzarella that they couldn't get anywhere else. “I would lie in bed with every fiber of my body aching, amazed that Craig could even get up in the morning.” By 2012, they were selling out of...

Often in an all-female flock, the division of duties often includes one hen taking over the job of protecting the other girls. The naughty ones become someone's dinner, and only the good ones are kept for breeding.