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Garden Flunkie

Garden Flunkie

Last summer my gardening attempts were pitiful. I planted a few vegetables in my square-foot garden beds, watered, weeded and in the end only...

From City to Country: The Bannerfield Farm

From City to Country: The Bannerfield Farm

From the outside, Angel and Mark Cole seemed to be living out their dreams as successful systems engineers climbing the ladder in the Washington,...

Dirt Lovin' Woman

Dirt Lovin' Woman

I have a confession to make.

Dirt Beneath My Nails

Dirt Beneath My Nails

Growing up as a farm girl in Wisconsin, I spent many summer hours in my father’s garden weeding. At the time, I saw it as a cruel form of abuse to...

5 Ways Rural Living Builds Healthier Kids

5 Ways Rural Living Builds Healthier Kids

We hear a lot about adults moving to the country to escape from the stress and grind of city life, but recent studies are showing stress is taking a...

Join the CSA Movement

Join the CSA Movement

Have you ever secretly wanted to ride a tractor?

Goodbye city, hello country!  Rethink Rural Blog

Goodbye city, hello country! | Rethink Rural Blog

Burton Ouzts grew up in the big city of Dallas, Texas, where celebrity-owned restaurants, fast-moving freeways and high-fashion shopping malls rule.