
Support Local
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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.
The Roots of the Fair
From dusty show rings to prized pumpkins, Part 1 of our County Fair series traces the deep roots of agricultural fairs in American life—where they began, how they shaped rural culture, and why they still matter today.
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