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How to start and run a successful CSA

How to start and run a successful CSA

Community Supported Agriculture or “CSA” programs have become a popular way for health-minded consumers to get locally-grown fruits and veggies in...

Getting stuck

Getting stuck

Funny how things change. When I first started hunting, we all wanted four-wheel-drive vehicles to get us out of big mud holes; now people want...

How to finance a rural land purchase in the South

How to finance a rural land purchase in the South

A Farm Credit of Florida loan officer explains how to finance a land purchase, how it differs from a home loan and how to get your land loan approved.

Live free or die: Life according to Colbert

Live free or die: Life according to Colbert

MOULTRIE, Georgia--If you love a good “fish story,” ask Colbert Sturgeon about the time he caught a fish with his face.

How to homeschool and stay sane in the country

How to home-school and stay sane in the country

You love your life in the country, the serenity and the chance to truly embrace and experience nature. You also love your children and know that...

Naked and afraid? More like barefoot and freaked out

Naked and afraid? More like barefoot and freaked out

For the past few weeks our boys' days have been filled with school, homework, part-time jobs and football practice so when we finally found an empty...

Alpacas: Loveable, Easy to Raise, and Gentle

Alpacas: Loveable, Easy to Raise, and Gentle

MOULTRIE, Georgia -- Nicole Taylor was a lifelong “horse person,” but when the then-single mom quit her job and moved to the country in the mountains...

Artist paints rocking chairs for Sunbelt Ag Expo

Artist paints rocking chairs for Sunbelt Ag Expo

There’s something downright therapeutic about sitting on a porch, taking in those country views and enjoying the fresh air.

10 Clever (and Easy) Ways to Use Up Apples

10 Clever (and Easy) Ways to Use Up Apples

Whether you over-picked at the U-Pick or your own apple trees produced a bounty, these recipes help ensure you don't waste any apples this season.

Allergic to turkeys

Allergic to turkeys

Thinking about turkey hunting gives me the shivers. It can happen late on a cool evening as I wonder where they’ll roost, or on a drive as a dark...