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How to Plant a Pollinator Garden in the South

How to Plant a Pollinator Garden in the South

After a dangerous decline in America's honeybee population, we offer tips for individual gardeners looking to help pollinators by planting what they...

How Investing in Land Pays Off

How Investing in Land Pays Off

Land broker Ryker Carter explains how investing in land can pay off, both in the value of the land, itself, and in the ways you can use the land to...

Road tripping with a dog? It's not easy with this lab

Road tripping with a dog? It's not easy with this lab

In the country, you travel with your dog - whether driving down the street or across several states. But what if your dog doesn't travel well?

9 Steps Toward SelfSufficient Landscaping

9 Steps Toward Self-Sufficient Landscaping

Permaculture expert Jessi Bloom offers her tips on ways to make your property more sustainable, self-sufficient and productive

Blue Ridge Trout Fest: A small town festival's big impact

Blue Ridge Trout Fest: A small town festival's big impact

The first-ever Blue Ridge Trout Fest attracted more than just crowds when it debuted in 2016; it brought in funds to support a number of local...

54 ways to know you grew up country

54 ways to know you grew up "country"

Country boy Jonathan Goode shares his list of 54 favorite experiences that country living gives you. How many have you experienced, and which is your...

Is sporting clays like golf with a gun?

Is sporting clays like golf with a gun?

There's an old joke that sporting clays is like golf with a gun. Humor writer Jim Mize takes a look at the similarities and difference between them.

Wes Moore follows his heart at Alabama's Alligator Alley

Wes Moore follows his heart at Alabama's Alligator Alley

The owner of Alligator Alley used his land to set up the rural attraction as a rescue shelter for alligators and a place where visitors can safely...

The Pros and Cons of Wetlands

The Pros and Cons of Wetlands

In this edition of The Rural Rules, Jason Shearer explains the good and bad aspects of wetlands, discussing limitations of wetlands as well as the...

How to get access rights to land

How to get access rights to land

Don't buy a property if you can't get the right of access you need. A land agent explains different types of land access and how to get access rights.