Let’s talk animals
ISSUE No.4 / AUGUST 2019
Goats for Hire
Goatscaping reaps big benefits for landowners and farmers
Barn Cat Health
Keep your top pest-control partners safe and healthy
Drive On In
Visit these unique drive-in movie theaters
Let’s talk animals
ISSUE No.4 / AUGUST 2019
Goats for Hire
Goatscaping reaps big benefits for landowners and farmers
Barn Cat Health
Keep your top pest-control partners safe and healthy
Drive On In
Visit these unique drive-in movie theaters
Let’s talk animals
ISSUE No.4 / August 2019
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Using goats to clear a property through browsing, foraging, and fertilizing is a centuries-old tradition that’s gaining new traction.
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Celebrating the livestock and pets that help us love rural living
Upcoming Events
Highlighting local events taking place in rural towns around the United States
Tractor Supply Fair Tour
Illinois State Fair, Springfield, Illinois, Aug. 15–18
Minnesota State Fair, St. Paul, Minnesota, Aug. 22–25
Michigan State Fair, Novi, Michigan, Aug. 29–Sept. 2
Kansas State Fair, Hutchinson, Kansas, Sept. 6–9
Minnesota State Fair, St. Paul, Minnesota, Aug. 22–25
Michigan State Fair, Novi, Michigan, Aug. 29–Sept. 2
Kansas State Fair, Hutchinson, Kansas, Sept. 6–9
Wild Blueberry Festival
Paradise, Michigan, Aug. 16–18
Second Bell Music Festival
Knoxville, Tennessee, Aug. 17
Urbana Sweetcorn Festival
Urbana, Illinois, Aug. 23–24
Sparks Kansas Antiques & Collectibles Flea Market
Sparks, Kansas, Aug. 29–Sept. 1
Grand Rivers Labor Day Weekend Arts & Crafts Festival
Grand Rivers, Kentucky, Aug. 31–Sept. 2
Chandelier Barn Market
Montgomery, Indiana, Sept. 6–7
Big Iron Farm Show
West Fargo, North Dakota, Sept. 10–12
Goats for Hire
Goatscaping can reap big benefits for landowners and farmers
Goatscaping isn’t a natural fix for just weeds and overgrown brush. Dangerous plants like poison ivy, poison sumac, and invasive species like kudzu are no match for a goat’s appetite.
A Good Egg
Consider adding resilient, low-maintenance, and delicious egg-laying ducks to your flock
When people start their own backyard egg production, often their first thought is to get some chickens. Don’t put all your eggs in one basket—there’s another great option: ducks.
Finding Comfort
Through Farming
Through Farming
Veterans find work and purpose at this Georgia farm
STAG Vets’ Comfort Farms is a 20-acre farm, community hub, and mental health center all in one.
Barnyard Cat Health
Five tips to keep your top pest-control partners
safe and healthy on the homestead
safe and healthy on the homestead
While barn cats often live an independent, rugged lifestyle, that doesn’t mean they’re invincible. Just like our other pets, poultry, and livestock, these felines require care and attention.
Harvesting History
A day at The Farm at Prophetstown, where visitors get a glimpse of agricultural life in the 1920s
From miniature horses and Berkshire hogs to a preserved farmhouse and vintage blacksmithing tools, the Farm at Prophetstown recreates rural life during the Roaring ‘20s.
Drive On In
Want to catch a movie? These theaters are taking
the open-air popcorn experience to a new level
the open-air popcorn experience to a new level
For more than eight decades, drive-in theaters have allowed moviegoers to pull up, park, and watch a film—or two or three—from the comfort of their car.
RECIPES:
Picnic Favorites
Delicious ideas for summer’s great outdoor gatherings
Picnics are just what beautiful summer weather calls for. Make these meals extra memorable with delicious and portable mains, sides, and desserts.
Send us your family’s recipes for canning, fermenting, and pickling for a chance to win a Tractor Supply Gift Card!
From pickled mushrooms to fruit jellies, we’re seeking unique recipes for preserved foods to share with Out Here readers.
Do you have a family-favorite recipe for fermented, boiled and canned, or otherwise preserved foods?
Send us your recipes and let others enjoy the foods your family has loved for years. If we feature your recipe in Out Here, we’ll send you a $50 Tractor Supply Gift Card.
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