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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.

Farmwifery: Lessons learned on a Kentucky farm

Farmwifery: Lessons learned on a Kentucky farm

Farming is not something out of the pages of a magazine, although old stuff and a big country kitchen helps. A lot. Here are some of the things I've...

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...

They've Goat it Good at this Florida Goat Farm

They've "Goat" it Good at this Florida Goat Farm

A couple turns a plot of timberland into the property of their dreams, a homestead with a Western-themed Florida  goat farm.

Going Countryish in the Northwest

Going "Country-ish" in the Northwest

My wife Cory and I were ready for a change after living in Portland for more than a decade. We were entering that phase in our lives where we were...

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.

Starting a farm at midlife: The 1000mile journey

Starting a farm at midlife: The 1000-mile journey

Since we moved nearly 1000 miles from New England to Kentucky eight years ago, where we knew absolutely no one, native folks often ask us, “Why...

From chicken farm to corn maze

From chicken farm to corn maze

One plot of farmland has served the Conner family’s evolving needs for more than 150 years. We visit them in Hilliard, Florida, to hear their story...

When a GirlyGirl Goes Country

When a Girly-Girl Goes Country

Jayne Gray didn't think country life was a good fit for her the first time her husband drove her down a long, dirt road to their future home. Now she...

East Texas surprise  Rethink Rural Blog

East Texas surprise | Rethink Rural Blog

From the minute you meet Simon Webster, you know he’s not a local Texan. Born in England and raised in New Zealand, his foreign accent tells he’s...