Harris Green, left, and Curt Chaffin give old barns a rebirth through their Orlinda Furniture Company in Robertson County, Tenn. These friends and business partners turn discarded, unwanted wood into a wide range of beautiful and useful home furnishings with rustic, historical appeal.

Harris Green, left, and Curt Chaffin give old barns a rebirth at Orlinda Furniture Co. in Robertson County, Tenn. See full story online.

Piney River Brewing Co. celebrates its Ozarks roots with award-winning, handcrafted beef. See full story online.

Piney River Brewing Co. celebrates its Ozarks roots with award-winning, handcrafted beer. See full story online.

Skilled hands turned local timber into heirlooms at Niangua Furniture in Tunas, Mo. See full story online.

Skilled hands turned local timber into heirlooms at Niangua Furniture in Tunas, Mo. See full story online.

Wheatland, Mo., is home to the world's only racetrack for drag boats. See full story online.

Wheatland, Mo., is home to the world’s only racetrack for drag boats. See full story online.

Food and fellowship are part of the syrup-making tradition at Al's Sugar Shack in Lonedell, Mo. See full story online.

Food and fellowship are part of the syrup-making tradition at Al’s Sugar Shack in Lonedell, Mo. See full story online.

Southeast Missouri Lawnmower Racing Association puts on a show every Saturday night in Patton, Mo. See full story online.

Southeast Missouri Lawnmower Racing Association puts on a show every Saturday night in Patton, Mo. See full story online.

Riding bulls competitively since age 13, Brandon Barnes of Smithville, Tenn., now 19, hopes to have a full-time rodeo career.

Riding bulls competitively since age 13, Brandon Barnes of Smithville, Tenn., now 19, hopes to have a full-time rodeo career. See full story online.

Business is abuzz for Crooked Hill Beekeeping in Chillicothe, Mo. See full story online.

Business is abuzz for Crooked Hill Beekeeping in Chillicothe, Mo. See full story online.

Brothers Dustin and Austin Stanton of Centralia, Mo., turn an egg enterprise into a business empire. See full story online.

Brothers Dustin and Austin Stanton of Centralia, Mo., turn an egg enterprise into a business empire. See full story online.

Veteran-owned company leads the way in bringing drone technology to agriculture. See full story online.

Veteran-owned company leads the way in bringing drone technology to agriculture. See full story online.

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