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Using Architectural Salvage to Build Your New Home

Using Architectural Salvage to Build Your New Home

Looking to give your new build a vintage feel? Here are a few tips on how to incorporate architectural salvage and used building materials into your...

18 Steps to Build a Custom Home in Nassau County, FL

18 Steps to Build a Custom Home in Nassau County, FL

Custom home builder Steve Johnson walks us through the steps to build a house on land in Nassau County, Florida, from choosing the land to moving in.

How to Clear Out Land for Your Homestead

How to Clear Out Land for Your Homestead

What kind of tractor do you need to carve out your homestead on a timber tract? We walk you through the process of clearing land with the help of...

How One Couple Built the Barn Event Venue of Their Dreams  Rethink:Rural Blog

How One Couple Built the Barn Event Venue of Their Dreams | Rethink:Rural Blog

Discover how one couple transformed their property by building a barn event venue for weddings and other parties, and their advice for how you can,...

Mushroom Farming for Fun and Profit on Your Rural Land

Mushroom Farming for Fun and Profit on Your Rural Land

Could mushroom farming be the ideal way to put your rural land to use? Best-selling author and medicinal mushroom expert Tradd Cotter shares how his...

BarndominiumsReinventing the Rural LiveWork Space

Barndominiums—Reinventing the Rural Live-Work Space

Barndominiums, also known as “Barn Homes” or “Taj Mastalls,” are gaining popularity with landowners across the country.

6 Tips to Maintain Plant and Wildlife Diversity when Clearing Your Land

6 Tips to Maintain Plant and Wildlife Diversity when Clearing Your Land

Hasty decisions about what to remove when clearing new property for trails and other enhancements may result in less than satisfactory results. Many...

Aunique Ranch: A Horse Ranchers Paradise in New Waverly, TX

Aunique Ranch: A Horse Rancher’s Paradise in New Waverly, TX

One couple shares their story of buying their dream property and turning it into a horse breeding and sales business, a haying operation and a cattle...

How to Naturally Maintain Ponds and Lakes on Your Rural Property

How to Naturally Maintain Ponds and Lakes on Your Rural Property

You want a pond on your property, but how do you naturally prevent dense algae blooms and other forms of nutrient pollution? A company in the...

The Rural Landowners Guide to Earth Sheltered Homes

The Rural Landowner’s Guide to Earth Sheltered Homes

Could an earth sheltered house be right for you? An expert explains how these affordable alternative, energy-efficient homes are built.