Discover Our

Fresh News

Nourish Your

Farm Table

Start Your

Garden

ENRICH

Better Matters Because I’m a Soccer Mom

Technology has enhanced my lifestyle in ways I hardly imagined!  That’s why it’s a love being a Verizon Insider. Today, I wish to truly get to the heart of the matter, though, and discuss the really nitty-gritty important stuff about wireless service and why better matters: My typical day, while the kids are at school, […]

CONTINUE READING
ENTERTAIN Movies

Lego Star Wars: Droid Tales Movie Night

With two teenage sons (who also have a huge Star Wars fan for a mom,) you are sure to find LEGO and Star Wars memorabilia throughout our home.  Naturally, we love the LEGO Star Wars series and are thrilled to welcome the LEGO® STAR WARS: Droid Tales to our collection! Star Wars and LEGO join forces again […]

CONTINUE READING
Home and Hearth

How Do You Watch Your Garden Grow? | D-Link HD Outdoor Wi-Fi Camera

I wish I could time travel because if I could, I’d take the D-Link HD Outdoor Wi-Fi Camera with me back to all of the years I had mysterious disappearing vegetables! This year,  thanks to the test model I received, I’m prepared. I can see whatever predator is rooting through my rutabagas, spot the conniving […]

CONTINUE READING
CREATE NEW

7 Smart Ways to Teach Your Kids about Earth Day

Earth Day is the perfect day to teach your kids about nature and sustainable living in your own neck of the woods. For inspiration, I’ve come up with a few ways you can celebrate Earth Day (Friday, April 22, 2016) with your kids no matter where you live.  Special thanks to Oriental Trading for sending […]

CONTINUE READING
Gardening SUSTAIN

25 Beautiful Budget-Friendly Spring Garden DIY Projects and Tips

It’s been a very strange winter across the country. In some places, there was way more snow than expected, and in others, much less. Either way, most of us have had enough and we’re yearning for those spring blooms! As you know, gardening is a big part of life here, so I thought it only […]

CONTINUE READING
GIVEAWAYS

ALVIN!!!! It’s time for a Little Bites Chocolate Chip-Munk Muffins Giveaway!

If you’ve been hanging out on RuralMom.com for any length of time, you know we are all fans of Alvin and his crew. Thanks to our friends at Entenmann’s, in celebration of the DVD and Blu-ray release of Alvin and the Chipmunks: Road Chip, we have a super fun and delicious giveaway to share with […]

CONTINUE READING
ENRICH

5 Smart Ways to Prevent Identity Theft During the Tax Season

We are partnering with Block Advisors to bring you this important discussion on identity theft provention today:  Do you associate identity theft with tax time? While I always check my credit report regularly, I haven’t considered how vulnerable I am during tax season.  Turns out that tax time is a hey-day for identity thieves who are just itching […]

CONTINUE READING
ENTERTAIN GIVEAWAYS Movies

The Divergent Series: ALLEGIANT Preview and Giveaway!

My oldest son gets the credit for getting us all hooked on The Divergent Series.  He viewed it at a friend’s house and then promptly introduced us to exciting adventure!  We all love the intrigue, action and insight of the film series and can’t wait to see THE DIVERGENT SERIES: ALLEGIANT in the theater March 18! […]

CONTINUE READING
EXPLORE Travel Tips

Looking for a travel bargain? How about $250 off your hotel bill!

Rural Mom is pleased to welcome Ryan Rea from Cruiseable who is sharing details on a terrific program to help boost your travel budget!  I’m a millennial, and I like to travel, explore new places and meet new people. So do my friends and many of my relatives. But traveling can be hard on the wallet, and […]

CONTINUE READING