Whitepaper Coming Soon!
We are pleased to inform you we will soon be releasing Part 1 of a 3-part series of whitepapers outlining the core philosophy of the project and solutions to start the sea change of people moving or returning to rural areas.
"Grand Thesis"
We need to change the way rural agroecosystems function in order to have a better future, not just in rural areas, but urban ones as well.
Insight into what to expect from Part 1
Basically, what I am trying to get at here is: 1.) I see problems with the way we farm, eat and do business with each other 2.) I don’t like seeing our rural places polluted and our resources exploited for corporate and personal gain. 3.) I believe we can live closer to nature and be more in tune with nature by living in our rural places. 4.) We can reshape rural America one community at a time. I see real opportunity when so many see decline with no hope of regaining vibrant rural communities. 5.) I like living here and I want others to do the same. I want others to move here to grow food, families, careers, culture and communities.
How do I see these five points actually coming to fruition and becoming a reality? This reality is conceived first in clearly identifying the problem, next by accepting we have a problem and then looking deeply into our collective past to determine our collective future. Once we are on this path of inward focus and have acquired the historical footing of the situation, it is then time to establish a plan to achieve that collective future/vision of the community (real or socially constructed) we want to live in.