Years ago after our family moved from New England to a farm on the Kentucky Ridge, my neighbors invited my daughter Addie and I to experience...
You love your life in the country, the serenity and the chance to truly embrace and experience nature. You also love your children and know that...
For the past few weeks our boys' days have been filled with school, homework, part-time jobs and football practice so when we finally found an empty...
Farming is not something out of the pages of a magazine, although old stuff and a big country kitchen helps. A lot. Here are some of the things I've...
Last Child in the Woods author Richard Louv argues the rising use of technology in education makes kids' need for nature even stronger.
Life comes at us in waves; some are the little ones you drift over and enjoy the ride. Others are rogues that knock you down and leave you sputtering.
Here in Kentucky we discovered a small Old Order Mennonite community in the neighboring county. For eight years we have done business with their...
It’s no surprise kids are overscheduled these days.
Since we moved nearly 1000 miles from New England to Kentucky eight years ago, where we knew absolutely no one, native folks often ask us, “Why...
Jayne Gray didn't think country life was a good fit for her the first time her husband drove her down a long, dirt road to their future home. Now she...
