LANESBOROUGH — The Garritys know about giving something — in this case, a Lanesborough farm and its centuries-old barn — another life. The late Charles Garrity Sr. bought Brookside Farm in 1936. His ...

At one time, those big old barns scattered across the countryside were part of the fabric of a community. Neighbors helped each other raise them. They danced in them. Granges met in them. “As the main ...

Cleaning out 60-plus years of accumulation of things from an old barn is a dirty job, writes Jenny Schlecht. She explains the process of clearing out the tornado-damaged building for a new barn. A ...

Rutters is eyeing a portion of a 200-year-old farm and nearby former restaurant in Gap for a new convenience store. Meanwhile, a couple who relocates and preserves Lancaster County landmarks to a ...

Larry Gerdes is having his barn taken down and disassembled in Malta Bend, Mo. It’s about the size of a three-car garage but stands much taller in a clearing surrounded by six-foot stalks of corn. The ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. “Amy builds. I un-build.” That is how Brett Trefethen captures the essence ...

If you live in the country and enjoy seeing wildlife on your land, you may want to reconsider tearing down that “old eyesore” in the corner of your field. The Ozarks countryside is dotted with barns, ...

Andrea Frank-Genduso is known for her ideas. Her mind is always buzzing, coming up with new projects. It frustrates her when her plans can’t be realized as quickly as she thinks them up. “We have to ...

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When Scott Tempel and his wife, Kara, bought their 13-acre farm in Scott County a year and a half ago, it came with a storybook dairy barn that had faded red boards, a steep metal roof and an old ...

BYRON — Four years ago, Bearwood Event Barn would’ve just been a small dairy barn that no one gave a second look. But in 2019, the 100-year-old dairy barn was renovated into a beautiful space that ...

Furniture craftsman Chris Brown built a large outdoor farm table for David and Gina Mussett that’s become an attraction at the couple’s front yard facing Edinboro Lake. The beauty, skill and ...