There’s a new trend in the real estate market, and it’s barndominiums (also called “barndos”). These large, country homes are exactly what they sound like — converted barns that now function as a ...

Erin Arnold wondered if she was making a mistake adopting a so-called working cat from the Rhode Island Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals when six people were needed to get the cat into ...

A woman is living in a “drafty” abandoned barn in -20 degree temperatures so she can have financial freedom while renovating ...

How does a family of city dwellers transition to living on a historic farm deep in Lancaster County’s Amish country? If you pose that question to the father-son team of David and Jonathan Denlinger, ...

The need for lap blankets in winter and the remnant scent of dairy cows on humid summer days are a few of the quirks of working in an old barn. Mice love the building and so do squirrels. Woodpeckers, ...

This article first appeared in the Farm News Barns tab published on Nov. 28, 2025. MANSON — Scott Langenwalter loves talking ...