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The benefits of well water

The benefits of well water

One often under-appreciated health perk of rural living is unlimited access to a cleaner, more natural source of water: well water.

Pickin' Time  Rethink Rural Blog  Country Living

Pickin' Time | Rethink Rural Blog | Country Living

Heading to the local grocery store is the given way to buy your produce. But what if you want to see where your food is coming from? You can grow...

Mississippi's PickYourOwn Fruit and Veggie Farms

Mississippi's Pick-Your-Own Fruit and Veggie Farms

Agriculture is Mississippi’s number one industry, according to Farm Families of Mississippi. “Missisippi boasts over 42,000 farms covering over 11...

Florida pickyourown fruit and vegetable farms

Florida pick-your-own fruit and vegetable farms

Known as the Sunshine State, Florida is prime for perfect farming. A peninsula between the Gulf of Mexico, the Atlantic Ocean, and the Straits of...

Georgia pickyourown fruit and vegetable farms

Georgia pick-your-own fruit and vegetable farms

According to the Georgia Farm Bureau, “agriculture contributes approximately $72.5 billion annually to Georgia's economy” and is the “largest...

Louisiana pickyourown fruit and vegetable farms

Louisiana pick-your-own fruit and vegetable farms

Louisiana is known for a lot of things: its Cajun personality and spicy jambalaya, swamps and gators, moss-covered trees and wrought iron...

6 Features for the Perfect OffGrid Property

6 Features for the Perfect Off-Grid Property

The number of people contemplating relocating to rural areas so they can live “off-the-grid” is increasing. I have received enough phone calls from...

Staying fit in the country: no gym required

Staying fit in the country: no gym required

If you value your longevity and well-being then you know how important fitness is to healthy living.

Meet Vickey: The Sustainable Shepherd

Meet Vickey: The Sustainable Shepherd

Vickey Russell left a corporate city job and became a sustainable shepherd, herding sheep on her own grass farm in Murrayville, Georgia.

If outdoorsmen planned rural weddings

If outdoorsmen planned rural weddings

Last Saturday, I sat in the back of a church watching a hunting buddy give away his daughter in holy matrimony. Tears welled in his eyes, while I...