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title: "Rethink Rural: Blog | Tiffany Wilson (4)"
description: The former editor of Rethink:Rural, Tiffany Wilson has been passionate about writing - and country life - since childhood. She grew up in a log house in the hills of a small town in Upstate New York. She previously worked as a newspaper reporter and hospital communications coordinator. Today, she lives with her husband and children in Yulee, Florida. (4)
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# Tiffany Wilson

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 The former editor of Rethink:Rural, Tiffany Wilson has been passionate about writing - and country life - since childhood. She grew up in a log house in the hills of a small town in Upstate New York. She previously worked as a newspaper reporter and hospital communications coordinator. Today, she lives with her husband and children in Yulee, Florida.

## Recent Posts

[![The Rural Rules teaches how to buy country land](https://rethinkrural.raydientrural.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Blog_Photos/The_Rural_Rules/Intro/The_Rural_Rules_Jason_Shearer_Lead.jpg?length=420&name=The_Rural_Rules_Jason_Shearer_Lead.jpg)](https://rethinkrural.raydientrural.com/blog/the-rural-rules-teaches-how-to-buy-country-land)

[The Rural Rules teaches how to buy country land](https://rethinkrural.raydientrural.com/blog/the-rural-rules-teaches-how-to-buy-country-land)

*Introducing our educational video series, which features an insider's guide to buying and owning rural land.*

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[![What insurance do you need for raw land?](https://rethinkrural.raydientrural.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Blog_Photos/Owning_Rural_Land/Insurance/900_risk_sign.jpg?length=420&name=900_risk_sign.jpg)](https://rethinkrural.raydientrural.com/blog/what-insurance-do-you-need-for-raw-land)

[What insurance do you need for raw land?](https://rethinkrural.raydientrural.com/blog/what-insurance-do-you-need-for-raw-land)

*What insurance do you need for land? A Farm Bureau Insurance agent who works with rural landowners shares his advice on the coverage your land needs.*

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[![“Free-range” daycare: Preschool on a farm](https://rethinkrural.raydientrural.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Feb2016/72.jpg?length=420&name=72.jpg)](https://rethinkrural.raydientrural.com/blog/free-range-daycare-preschool-on-a-farm)

[“Free-range” daycare: Preschool on a farm](https://rethinkrural.raydientrural.com/blog/free-range-daycare-preschool-on-a-farm)

*Celestial Farms, a farm-based daycare, gives kids more than a basic education: they learn farm chores, animal care and what real food is all about.*

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[![How to build your first treehouse](https://rethinkrural.raydientrural.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Feb2016/70.jpg?length=420&name=70.jpg)](https://rethinkrural.raydientrural.com/blog/how-to-build-your-first-treehouse)

[How to build your first treehouse](https://rethinkrural.raydientrural.com/blog/how-to-build-your-first-treehouse)

Remember when treehouses were just for kids?

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[![How to finance a rural land purchase in the South](https://rethinkrural.raydientrural.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Feb2016/53.jpg?length=420&name=53.jpg)](https://rethinkrural.raydientrural.com/blog/how-to-finance-a-rural-land-purchase)

[How to finance a rural land purchase in the South](https://rethinkrural.raydientrural.com/blog/how-to-finance-a-rural-land-purchase)

*A Farm Credit of Florida loan officer explains how to finance a land purchase, how it differs from a home loan and how to get your land loan approved.*

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[![Live free or die: Life according to Colbert](https://rethinkrural.raydientrural.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Feb2016/52.jpg?length=420&name=52.jpg)](https://rethinkrural.raydientrural.com/blog/life-according-to-live-free-or-dies-colbert)

[Live free or die: Life according to Colbert](https://rethinkrural.raydientrural.com/blog/life-according-to-live-free-or-dies-colbert)

MOULTRIE, Georgia--If you love a good “fish story,” ask Colbert Sturgeon about the time he caught a fish with his face.

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[![Alpacas: Loveable, Easy to Raise, and Gentle](https://rethinkrural.raydientrural.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Alpaca_Lead.jpg?length=420&name=Alpaca_Lead.jpg)](https://rethinkrural.raydientrural.com/blog/alpacas-loveable-easy-to-raise-and-gentle)

[Alpacas: Loveable, Easy to Raise, and Gentle](https://rethinkrural.raydientrural.com/blog/alpacas-loveable-easy-to-raise-and-gentle)

MOULTRIE, Georgia -- Nicole Taylor was a lifelong “horse person,” but when the then-single mom quit her job and moved to the country in the mountains...

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[![Artist paints rocking chairs for Sunbelt Ag Expo](https://rethinkrural.raydientrural.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Feb2016/Stephanie_Lead.jpg?length=420&name=Stephanie_Lead.jpg)](https://rethinkrural.raydientrural.com/blog/artist-paints-rocking-chairs-for-sunbelt-ag-expo)

[Artist paints rocking chairs for Sunbelt Ag Expo](https://rethinkrural.raydientrural.com/blog/artist-paints-rocking-chairs-for-sunbelt-ag-expo)

There’s something downright therapeutic about sitting on a porch, taking in those country views and enjoying the fresh air.

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[![Don't be a rookie: 5 tips for buying rural land in the South](https://rethinkrural.raydientrural.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Feb2016/John_lead.jpg?length=420&name=John_lead.jpg)](https://rethinkrural.raydientrural.com/blog/dont-be-a-rookie-rural-land-buyer)

[Don't be a rookie: 5 tips for buying rural land in the South](https://rethinkrural.raydientrural.com/blog/dont-be-a-rookie-rural-land-buyer)

*After 20+ years working in land sales, John Weidenhaft shares five tips for buying rural land in the South that will move you out of rookie status.*

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[![5 ways to make your outdoor space beautiful](https://rethinkrural.raydientrural.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Feb2016/Lead_Earth_Works.jpg?length=420&name=Lead_Earth_Works.jpg)](https://rethinkrural.raydientrural.com/blog/5-ways-to-make-your-outdoor-space-beautiful)

[5 ways to make your outdoor space beautiful](https://rethinkrural.raydientrural.com/blog/5-ways-to-make-your-outdoor-space-beautiful)

JACKSONVILLE, Florida--When you own country land, you have a blank canvas to create the backyard of your dreams. But where do you begin?

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[5 gadgets every gardener should have](https://rethinkrural.raydientrural.com/blog/5-gadgets-every-gardener-should-have)

JACKSONVILLE, Florida--Beautiful gardens and landscaping are a Hallmark of country land, but gardening can be hard work – especially without the...

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[4 ways solar energy will save you money](https://rethinkrural.raydientrural.com/blog/4-ways-solar-energy-will-save-you-money)

*A solar energy consultant shares not only how using solar energy can cut your electricity costs, but how it actually might make you money.*

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