If you've ever imagined the rat race receding in your rearview mirror as you set out to live in the middle of nowhere like a rough-hewn character from Northern Exposure, then you've probably also been stopped short by a question as compelling as your vision: 'How the hell would I make a living?'

The answers to that question appear in The Caretaker Gazette, a bimonthly newsletter that since 1983 has served as a meeting ground and help-wanted board for landowners looking for caretakers...

THE CARETAKER GAZETTE matches property owners with caretakers to look after their spreads. 'For those who are connected with the earth, but don't own land, caretaking is an ideal career,' says Gary Dunn, publisher of the Boerne, TX, newsletter. The May/June issue includes jobs on an Arizona horse ranch, a goat-cheese farm in Massachusetts and a Georgia farm 'with 15 acres of mountain land that needs clearing.'

IMAGINE STEPPING into a simpler life, situated on acres of rural land, without a mortgage or rent to worry about. That is the type of opportunity offered in The Caretaker Gazette, a bimonthly newsletter that lists over 1,000 property-caretaking positions across the country and beyond, as far away as Central America and the French West Indies.

Taking Care of Caretakers
If you ever wanted to learn more about property caretaking opportunities, have we got the newsletter for you. The Caretaker Gazette, published since 1983, features job listings, profiles of fellow caretakers, and letters to the editor. Most jobs are in the United States, but recently there have been international listings in Central America and Spain. Written and researched for landowners, interested readers, and job seekers, the newsletter is privately owned and is published bimonthly....

...The Hillses are among more than 10,000 property caretakers working for camps, parks, nature preserves and individuals, according to Gary Dunn, publisher of the Caretaker Gazette, a bimonthly newsletter that takes classified ads from prospective caretakers and employers. The field is growing, attracting recent college graduates and refugees from the rat race, as well as artists, writers and craftspeople--all of whom like to do their own thing when the day's chores are done...