Cooking in the West

Several years ago, we decided that ranching for fun and not profit was not really working for us, so we decided to lop off a few acres with a view up the creek and down the Yellowstone and make money the old fashioned way--selling the rural lifestyle to folks determined to get out of town and return to their agrarian roots. Believe me, providing that opportunity is easier said than done!

In the first year, we spent the $500.00 we had in our life savings account and a whole lot of the bank's money on surveying, consultant fees, fees that cover everything from fire to weeds to septic plans, and...