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Farm Life Agritourism Farm Stories

Wilson Ranches Retreat: ride 9,000 acres and dig fossils in Oregon

Wilson Ranches Retreat is our featured ranch stay of the month! The ranch is a 9,000 acre cattle ranch in Fossil, Oregon, with plenty of opportunity for scenic horseback rides and cattle roundups, hiking, and scouring for prehistoric fossils. The Wilson Family has deep roots in the area and a fascinating story. Here's our interview with Nancy Wilson from 2012. Nancy has since passed and the ranch is now run by Phil, her husband and her daughter and son-in law, Kara and Brian.

Jun 17, 2012

#Oregon #farm stay #Bed and breakfast #ranch vacation #featured farm

Farm Stories

The Power of Community - Neighbors Teaching Neighbors

When I decided to raise backyard chickens three years ago, I consulted books and the internet, as it is so easy to do these days. But books and web forums didn't prepare me when one of our hens broke her leg. As a girl from the suburbs, whose only real outdoor chores growing up were weeding a lawn or raking leaves, I laugh now (and cringe a little) to recall our dash to the vet's office to have them put a splint on that little chicken leg, when, really, I could have handled it myself.

May 25, 2012

#u-pick #workshops #riding lessons #community #cheese making

Agritourism Farm Stories

Splendor Farms: A Louisiana B&B fit for cowgirls and queens

This month, Farm Stay U.S. is proud to feature Splendor Farms Bed & Breakfast, a B&B, trail-riding facility, and licensed Dachshund kennel in Bush, Louisiana, one hour outside of New Orleans. We recently interviewed owner Kelly McKinney and are excited to share her story. For more details and to plan a stay, check out the Farm Stay USA Splendor Farms listing.

Jan 8, 2012

#Louisiana #farm stay #Bed and breakfast #Farm Vacations #gardens

Farm Activities Destinations Farm Stories

Take a Milking Vacation to Liberty Hill Farm in Vermont

Liberty Hill Farm forms a lovely bucolic picture: a 102-cow dairy and inn nestled along the White River between the steep hills in Central Vermont. There's a tall red barn where guests can try milking a cow or feeding the calves. There's a cozy 1800s farmhouse where guests sleep, eat two home cooked meals a day, and relax, either in the comfy sitting room or on a rocker on the roomy porch. There's also an abundance of nature to enjoy - swimming, tubing and fishing along the White River, hiking and biking through the Green Mountain National Forest, and berry bushes and flowers growing on the wild pieces of the property. In winter, opportunities abound for both cross-country and downhill skiing.

Jun 29, 2011

#Vermont #farm stay #dairy

Travel Tips Farm Activities Farm Stories

A Living and a Lifestyle. Part 1: Farmer's Markets

While farm stay lodging can be an added source of revenue, most farms focus on growing for their living. Many sell wholesale, but, more and more, local farmer's markets are offering a direct farm to table revenue outlet that allows small-scale production farm to cover costs and even make a profit.

Aug 5, 2010

#farmer's markets #organic farms #shepherd's markets

Farm Life Farm Activities Farm Stories

Kids Love Baby Animals

Spring means baby animals for many farms. There may be lambs (baby sheep) or kids (baby goats) or calves (baby cows) or chicks (baby chickens). Test your baby nameology. What kind of animal is a cria, a gosling, or a foal? (ANSWER: baby alpaca, baby goose, baby horse)

May 28, 2010

#farm animals #kids