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5 types of sustainable farming you can do

5 types of sustainable farming you can do

Do you dream of starting your own hobby farm or homestead?

The princess is packing

The princess is packing

Life comes at us in waves; some are the little ones you drift over and enjoy the ride.  Others are rogues that knock you down and leave you sputtering.

Embracing the light: How the sun is good for you

Embracing the light: How the sun is good for you

Did you know sunshine fights disease and promotes spectacular health? It's time to embrace the light!

It's never easy choosing a taxidermist

It's never easy choosing a taxidermist

Finally. After a lifetime of pursuit, unbudging hours shivering in your blind like a naked frat pledge on an ice block, and too many alarm clocks...

Traders Hill Farms leads the way in aquaponics

Traders Hill Farms leads the way in aquaponics

This Hilliard, Florida, aquaponics farm is growing produce in a fraction of the space and time using fish and the water they naturally fertilize.

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Mennonites  Me  Rethink Rural Blog  Rural Life

Mennonites & Me | Rethink Rural Blog | Rural Life

Here in Kentucky we discovered a small Old Order Mennonite community in the neighboring county. For eight years we have done business with their...

The back deck: My Happy Place

The back deck: My "Happy Place"

Shhhhh .... don't tell anybody but I'm in my Happy Place this morning. And I'm hiding. Hiding from the house that needs cleaning, the laundry that...

A creek trickles through it

A creek trickles through it

Droughts sometimes settle on us like the plagues of Egypt, but without the locusts. You would think we might at least get some free bait. Global...

Country living  Spectacular immune systems

Country living = Spectacular immune systems

Health writer Kristen Boye looks at the latest scientific studies showing how rural living builds powerful immunity in people.

Got (farm) eggs?

Got (farm) eggs?

Chef Kristen Boye explains why farm fresh eggs are a wiser choice than organic or cage free eggs, and offers creative recipes to enjoy them.