Support Local
welcome
This series is a place where stories, ideas, and experiments from the land come together to spark something bigger—community. While I’ll be highlighting folks here in my local area, my real hope is that what you read here encourages you to invest in your own place, too.
Supporting local doesn’t mean just buying local—though that’s a good start. It’s about paying attention. It’s about noticing who’s growing food, who’s fixing things, who’s showing up even when it’s hard. It’s about building real relationships with the people and land around you and understanding how deeply those things shape our lives.
There’s no one-size-fits-all answer here. What works for one community might not work for another. But the principle stays the same: if we want strong, resilient places to live, we’ve got to build them ourselves, from the ground up—together.
Whether you’re here to learn, share, or just see what’s possible, you’re welcome.
Let’s get to it.
Bringing Education Back Home
When education reflects the local land and economy, it does more than teach—it roots people in place. From grafting oranges in Florida to learning about cattle in Wyoming, locally informed education once served as a bridge between youth and their communities. This blog explores why dismantling centralized education and returning control to states and local communities could regenerate both our economies and our sense of place.
The Economic Impact of Local Agriculture
When you buy local, you're not just picking up fresh produce—you’re investing in your community’s economy, resilience, and future. This blog explores how supporting local farms and food systems keeps money circulating close to home, creates jobs, and builds a stronger, more sustainable community from the ground up.