Since the very first issue, Rural Lifestyle Dealer has featured rural lifestylers from all sizes and kinds of operations and homesteads in its “What Rural Lifestylers Want from You” series. The goal is to help dealers better understand how rural lifestylers live and work, so they can recommend equipment that makes their lives easier and better. Here is a list of the people and topics covered in the long-standing series.
Issue |
Rural Lifestyler |
Location |
Operation |
| Fall 2007 | Joe and Mary Neibler | Brookfield, Wis. | 7-acre suburban “farmstead” |
| Spring 2008 | Bob Garner and George Dearborn | Cuesta Grade Mountain range in California and Ocala, Fla. | 75-acre homestead on former cattle range/15-acre hobby farm |
| Fall 2008 | Dan and Robin Olson | Jackson, Wis. | Large property owners with 2 horses |
| Spring 2009 | Ken and Doris Bray | San Luis Obispo County, Calif. | 28-acre vineyard |
| Summer 2009 | Larry and Sheila McCrery | Peoria, Ariz. | 10-acre homestead |
| Fall 2009 | John and Ginger Ahl | Merrillan, Wis. | 6,600-acre Christmas tree nursery |
| Spring 2010 | Walter and Rhonda Shealy | Carrollton, Ga. | Part-time commercial cow/calf operation |
| Summer 2010 | Ken Kozminski | Sodus, Mich. | 100-acre wildlife habitat with 2,354 square foot vacation home |
| Fall 2010 | Brit and Fleming Pfann | Silk Hope, N.C. | Goat dairy and bed-and-breakfast |
| Spring 2011 | Fred and Cindy Turner | Arlington, Texas | White tail deer hobby farm |
| Summer 2011 | Mike Meeks | San Antonio, Texas | Large property owner with horses |
| Fall 2011 | Tom and Diana Seboldt | Ozark, Mo. | Hobby cattle farm |
| Spring 2012 | Pat Lefemine | Union, Conn., and Oneida County, N.Y. | 310-acre hunting tract |
| Summer 2012 | Rob and Cindi Miles | Logan County, Okla. | 10-acre homestead, with 80 acres of Bermuda grass pasture, 30 acres of native grass and 50 acres of wheat and rye for winter pasture |
| Fall 2012 | Tom and Janeth Tomlin | San Antonio, Texas | 5 acres of property overrun with weeds and mesquite trees |
| Spring 2013 | John DeFilippi | Boulder, Colo. | Owner of landscaping business focused on earth-friendly approach of quieter, cleaner and non-toxic practices and equipment |
| Summer 2013 | Amanda Mullen | Union, Mo. | Director of a ranch that rescues and rehabilitates horses and farm animals for adoption |
| Fall 2013 | A.J. Swanson | Sioux Falls, S.D. | 600-acre homestead and prairie restoration project |
| Winter 2014 | Jeff Hurtgam | Ransomville, N.Y. | 35 acres producing 23 different crops |
| Spring 2014 | Lee Stadtmiller | Billings, Mont. | 65-acre cemetery |
| Summer 2014 | Michael Vincent | Keota, Iowa | 7-acre vineyard |
| Fall 2014 | Dwight and Judy Batts | Wilson County, N.C. | 375-acre tree farm |
| Winter 2015 | Jesus “Chuy” Medrano | Denver, Colo. | Owner of a landscape business with services including maintenance, water management, color programs, snow clearing and outdoor designs |
| Spring 2015 | Mat and JoAnn McCleary | Whidbey Island, Wash. | Owners of Frog Construction with services in maintenance and land clearing |
| Summer 2015 | Chip Davis | Mississippi | Avid hunter and farmer with 3,500 acres |
| Fall 2015 | Alex Gomez | Winters, Calif. | Small-scale organic farming operation |
