#rural-life

#rural-life

For the past couple of years, we've been living on the family farm in the Midwest for a few months a year, to make sure the pipes don't freeze, keep the vermin down, etc., before another family comes for the summer. My husband isn't crazy about this arrangement (he's a city kid, and the farm is in a rural, red area), but loves the family, and realizes we save hella money this way. For the record, we are both progressive politically, feminist, anti-racist, etc.

Millet made it his life's work to portray the rural poor, a class that had been denied full humanity. He depicts lives of backbreaking toil but wants you to see that, behind the hoe, is a human being with a mind, a body, desires.

In Grant's telling, postal workers bring order and predictability to a country that can feel like it's unraveling, especially during crises that starkly illustrate how reliant we are on the federal bureaucracy.

Goldsworthy's sheepskin rug made from shearing scraps, stained and stitched with thorns, invites a visceral appreciation of rural life, juxtaposing luxury with the harshness of nature.

The Russians aren't just hitting military objects. They're hitting farms as well. Farming is at the heart of Ukraine culture, and that's what they are trying to destroy.

Spain's rivers invite you to pause, abandon rigid schedules and follow the gentle flow of nature, revealing a side that goes beyond the familiar postcard scenes.

The rent you are currently paying in some cities for a one bedroom flat now might have gotten you a considerably larger place years ago for your family - but more affordable places are still up for grabs in the country.

"Each night for a week in August, I would sit in the tall, tick-infested grass behind the orchard, hoping to connect with the creatures around me."

Expect unfiltered banter, a stalled motorcycle, and a chaotic plug for Matt's beer joints in this wild, laugh-out-loud podcast that's as real as it gets!