Cultivating a love of nature is one of the best things we can do to protect our children's physical, mental and emotional health. Hiking is a great...
If you live in a rural area with black bears, one of the most important things to learn is how to keep those bears wild. Outdoorsman, Jim Mize...
The Birminghams set out to start an organic farm business...and wound up grafting, growing and brewing some of the best organic, traditional hard...
Wouldn't it be amazing to have the time to cast a line while on your way to the grocery store, the bank or even to pick up the kids? Rural life...
Alpacas are herd animals that are domesticated relatives of the camel family. They were originally located in South America (primarily Peru, Chile...
Once you start running on country roads, forested trails and other wide open spaces you'll never want to go back to the gym! However, there are...
Do you spend big dollars every spring and fall to purchase new bedding plants for your flower beds? If so, you might find that transitioning to...
Basil is one of those plants that just loves our hot, sticky, southern summers. And that means most of us wind up with far more than we can...
Our impressions of wildlife often picture these creatures dashing through the woods with grace and agility. Deer leap over fences with the style of...
Some would say life on a farm is not complete without a trusted farm dog. But, training a dog to be comfortable around tractors, livestock, wide open...
Raising game birds is a demanding process, but has it’s rewards in the form of nutrition, financial benefits or in support of the shooting sports....
Award-winning writer, Jim Mize, has been a beloved contributor to Rethink:Rural since our inception. As a humor writer, outdoorsman, avid fisherman,...
