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Rural areas (also reffered to as "the country", countryside) are sparsely settled places away from the influence of large cities and towns. Such areas are distinct from more intensively settled urban and suburban areas, and also from unsettled lands such as outback or wilderness. People in rural areas live in villages, on farms and in other isolated houses, as in pre-industrial societies.
In modern usage, rural areas can have an agricultural character, though many rural areas are characterized by an economy based on logging, mining, petroleum and natural gas exploration, or tourism.
Lifestyles in rural areas are different from those in urban areas, mainly because limited services, especially public services are available. Governmental services like police, schools, fire stations, and libraries may be distant, limited in scope, or unavailable. Utilities like water, sewerage, street lighting, and public waste management may not be present. Public transport is absent or very limited, people use their own vehicles, walk, bicycle, or ride an animal, e.g., a horse, donkey,or camel.
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Soil and the City
By FRED A. BERNSTEIN Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:18:04 -0000
New York City’s dirt level — a mix of soot and everything from ground-up car tires to sea salt — is high, and so homeowners who love white rugs and sofas pay a higher price. Call it the dirt tax.
The Lettered Set
By PENELOPE GREEN Thu, 02 Jul 2009 11:08:20 -0000
For custom stationery fiends, “social papers” are thriving, in spite of, or perhaps because of, the prevailing digital culture.
On Location: A Second Home, a Starter Budget
By MARIANNE ROHRLICH Thu, 02 Jul 2009 05:17:16 -0000
A Brooklyn couple made their first home purchase a weekend house in the Catskills, decorating it with pieces acquired through Craigslist, thrift shops and yard sales — even items found on the street.
A House in the Woods, After the Woods Are Gone
By JIM ROBBINS Thu, 02 Jul 2009 06:18:56 -0000
When my wife and I bought land in Montana, the stands of timber were so dense you couldn’t walk through parts of the property. Then the beetles came, killing the stately old trees.
Times Topics: Those 3 Radishes Are Priceless
By MICHAEL TORTORELLO Wed, 01 Jul 2009 21:28:31 -0000
When I started planting seeds in March, I promised to “unleash my inner bean counter” and keep track of what I invest in home food production. So is gardening worth the cost?
In the Garden: Grow Yourself a Six-Pack
By ANNE RAVER Thu, 02 Jul 2009 05:44:26 -0000
Ben Granger, an owner of a Brooklyn shop that specializes in beers, planted hop vines so he could make his own home brew. But you don’t have to make beer to enjoy the beauty of those dramatic leaves.
L.A. Times - Home & Garden
Saving energy (and money) with pools
Sat, 04 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0700
Energy efficiency lowers costs and can turn pools into a 'responsible luxury.' For Southern Californians trying to save water and reduce their use of energy, a pool may seem like the biggest unnecessary luxury around.
Rancho Los Cerritos tours and more
Sat, 04 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0700
JULY 5
Dream Street's Jesse McCartney seeks more square feet
Sat, 04 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0700
Also '10 Things' ' Davis in NoHo; composer Frederick Loewe's Palm Springs estate, and more. With a Grammy-nominated song, three TV series and multiple albums, it would seem that Jesse McCartney has been living on Dream Street, the name of the boy band that launched him to stardom in the early 2000s. But the singer-songwriter-actor actually resides at a Hollywood Hills home he recently listed at $1,199,000.
It's a watery work of art
Sat, 04 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0700
Two collectors have turned their Pasadena garden into a fizzy Champagne cocktail. When is a pool more than just a place to swim?
Hearst's Mount Vernon West
Sat, 04 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0700
A big splash. That's what media mogul William Randolph Hearst made when he finished his Santa Monica beach house in 1931. Its gilded rooms and swimming pools impressed the neighbors, but Hearst had it built to impress the nation.
The many shades of summer
Sat, 04 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0700
There's nothing like a little black magic and pillow talk There is something to be said for sitting shoeless in a lawn chair, at an outdoor concert as evening falls, the grass getting cooler and thicker by the minute. It's almost foreplay.
Christian Science Monitor | The Home Forum
The quest for freedom – empowered by Love
Thu, 02 Jul 2009 01:00:00 -0500
A Christian Science perspective.
Language that is in good taste
Wed, 01 Jul 2009 01:00:00 -0500
An English chef's experiments with synesthesia give new meaning to the promise 'I'll eat my words.'
Needed: more effective prayer
Wed, 01 Jul 2009 01:00:00 -0500
A Christian Science perspective.
In full swing
Tue, 30 Jun 2009 01:00:00 -0500
A simple coil of rope slung over a tree provides hours of swaying solitude.
Superstars – and what stays with us
Tue, 30 Jun 2009 01:00:00 -0500
A Christian Science perspective.
Pucker up!
Mon, 29 Jun 2009 01:00:00 -0500
Lemons get a bad squeeze. Here are two recipes to add their sparkle to your dinner.
Denver Post: Lifestyle
Small steps, big impact when kids hit the trails
jcox@denverpost.com (By Jack Cox / Special to The Denver Post) Fri, 03 Jul 2009 22:54:24 -0600
On the east edge of Barr Lake one recent morning, two mothers on a nature hike with their four young sons were startled by a mysterious thrashing in the water about 50 feet off the boardwalk where they were walking.
Project: Make an Independence Day pinwheel
editor@denverpost.com () Fri, 03 Jul 2009 22:48:37 -0600
Americans consumed 150 million hot dogs last year on the Fourth of July, according to Women's Day magazine.
Out and About this week
editor@denverpost.com () Fri, 03 Jul 2009 22:46:41 -0600
Back Home Magazine - Do-it-yourself, self-reliant living.
Meta Description: [ BackHome shows you how to do more for yourself, learn to savor the rewards of a simpler way of life. BackHome is a how-to magazine with heart, a family magazine with something for everyone. ]
Cottage Living - Guide for cottage, cabin and recreational property owners. Read cottage related articles, get your cottage questions answered and link to a host of related cottage and cabin sites.
Meta Description: [ Cottage style decorating gardening and recipes ]
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Countrylife.net - Portal to simple living with links to herbs, homesteading, home dairy, and livestock.
Meta Description: [ Welcome to the online simplicity village! Learn all about simple living: herbs, homesteading, home dairy, livestock, and more! ]
CountryRoads Network - An information resource for America's rural population, providing links to valuable sites about farming, health, travel, recreation, investing, cooking, news, cars and trucks, and religion.
Meta Description: [ CountryRoads Network is an internet information resource for America's rural population. It provides links to valuable sites about farming, health, travel, recreation, investing, cooking, news, cars and trucks, and religion. ]
Countryside Magazine - Selected articles from the printed magazine for readers seeking voluntary simplicity and greater self-reliance with emphasis on home food production. Gardening, cooking, food preservation, and livestock. Has an active forum.
Meta Description: [ Truly original country magazine for readers seeking voluntary simplicity and greater self-reliance, with emphasis on homesteading, home food production, gardening, cooking, food preservation, etc. ]
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Down on the farm - Includes farmer Jocelyn Hainsworth's diary, reports, pictures and essays on farm life from CBC News.
Internet Hay Exchange - Free International hay listing service for the US and Canada.
Meta Description: [ Hay for sale. Hay listing and locator. Hay trucking, forage testing, and shavings. Over 8,000 hay for sale and 1,000 hay wanted listings annually. ]
Kountry Life - An interactive country and rural living site with discussion forums, photo gallery, articles, how-to information, humor, sounds, and recipes.
Meta Description: [ Country and rural life. Photos, Articles, Humor, Livestock, Gardening, Farming, Recipes, more. Free e-mail, Discussion Forum, Coloring Book, Classified Ads are just some of the features available. ]
Log and Timber Style - The magazine for log and timber frame homes, building, log cabins, architecture, design, decorating, real estate and rustic furniture.
Our Country Haven - Forum for old-fashioned tips for home business and frugal living.
ProgressiveFarmer.com - Forums and news for farmers and people involved in rural issues.
Meta Description: [ Progressive Farmer ]
Rural Index - A guide to rural, countryside and environmental websites in UK, designed for those who live, work in or value the rural way of life.
Meta Description: [ The leading UK directory of rural businesses, magazines, links, produce, tourist and leisure sites on the net. ]
Rural Living Canada - A concise directory of Canadian non-urban lifestyle information, news and websites.
Meta Description: [ Country living information, news and websites exclusively from Canadian sources ]
Self Reliant Living - Information, articles and links related to living simply, permaculture, homesteading, self sufficiency, natural living, and homeschooling.
Meta Description: [ Self Reliance is more than just a country venture; it's a philosophy and a lifestyle. Becoming more self reliant is rich in it's rewards, and those rewards can be achieved anywhere, you just need to know how! ]
Self-Sufficiency in Style - Homesteading, hobby farming and survivalism, essays in simple living.
Soil and Health Library - A free how-to and encouragement resource for self-supporters with little cash, for non-domineering environmentalists, and folks frustrated with urbanity.
Meta Description: [ This is a free public library offering full-texts of books
on alternative agriculture, holistic health, longevity, self-sufficient living, personal and spiritual
development ]
Straw Bale Building - Service and training contact information.
Meta Description: [ Amazonails offers courses, training, consultation and advice on anything to do with Straw bale building. ]
The Urban Rancher - The Texas AM University site dedicated to improving rural living with information on natural resources, rural life, and the urban-rural interface.
Meta Description: [ People desiring to live on 1-5 acres and connect with a rural lifestyle ]
Yonder Way - For the small farmer, homesteader, or country family. Articles, a bulletin board, and links for homesteading and small farm resources.
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