In Moorhead, Minn., 20-year-old Carsten Thomas decided to reuse a 1975 hog whelping barn that had become a storage shed to grow mushrooms, sprouts, lettuce, and spinach.

Most are about 100 years old, he said, built by German, Czech and Polish immigrants who relied on hand tools and manpower to build the barns. The lumber that has high value, because of its size ...

At Barn Boards and More, they recycle old barns and other structures before these fade from the landscape, salvaging as much as possible and creating new furniture, decor and art from their finds.