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What to ask when buying land: The Rural Rules

What to ask when buying land: The Rural Rules

The Rural Rules video series is back to go over questions you should ask before buying land.

How to go Primitive Camping

How to go Primitive Camping

How do you start a fire and get clean water without modern tools? An expert explains the essential basics of primitive camping.

Rain on a Tin Roof: The sound of a million memories

Rain on a Tin Roof: The sound of a million memories

Jim Mize remembers hearing rain on a tin roof whenever he visited grandpa's house. Now a grandfather, himself, the sound takes him back to those good...

How Did State Fairs Start?

How Did State Fairs Start?

Kentucky farmwife Catherine Pond takes us to the fair and looks into the history of how state and county fairs began in the United States.

How Opening Day of Hunting Season is like Christmas

How Opening Day of Hunting Season is like Christmas

The anticipation, the preparation, the sleepless night before the big day... a humorous look at the ways hunting season's opening day is just like...

Solar Powered Pest Control Machine offers alternative to pesticides

Solar Powered Pest Control Machine offers alternative to pesticides

The new organic pest control product is self-operating and self-cleaning, zapping harmful bugs without chemicals over an area of several acres.

Picking the Perfect Pumpkins: A Guide to Heirloom Pumpkin Varieties

Picking the Perfect Pumpkins: A Guide to Heirloom Pumpkin Varieties

You might only be familiar with the round, orange pumpkins that show up everywhere in the fall, but there are many more kinds of pumpkins, ranging in...

TreePods: Portable treehouses, no building required

TreePods: Portable treehouses, no building required

The TreePod, a hanging treehouse, allows you to create a "hideout" wherever you go. No hammer and nails needed, and you can stowe it away when you're...

8 Simple Tips for Better Fishing and Hunting Photos

8 Simple Tips for Better Fishing and Hunting Photos

The National Wild Turkey Federation's director of photography shares the secrets to better outdoor photos when hunting, fishing and nature-watching.

How to Repurpose Wood You Clear from Your Acreage

How to Repurpose Wood You Clear from Your Acreage

Clearing your land means you are well on your way to building your dream rural home. But what will you do with all that timber?