Month: May 2022

How Do You Reinvent a Rural Economy? $100 at a Time

“Explore Elkin” takes small individual investments and parlays them into bigger returns for the old mill town of Elkin, North Carolina. Instead of a pop and a fizzle, the program has created a slow burn of special events, marketing, and accurate self-promotion.

Foreign Investment in U.S. Cropland Nearly Triples in Past Decade, USDA Data Shows

Growing foreign investment has spurred legislative action in states and Congress.

As Utility-Scale Renewables Expand, Some Midwest Farmers Are Pushing Back

https://dailyyonder.com/as-utility-scale-renewables-expand-some-midwest-farmers-are-pushing-back/2022/04/28/

War of the Pacific

South American history

https://www.britannica.com/event/War-of-the-Pacific

When The Western World Ran on Guano

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/when-the-western-world-ran-on-guano?utm_source=share_by_email&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=mailto_share

From The New York Times:

Food, Fertilizer and the Future

Surprise: Old-style globalization is bearing the brunt of this crisis.

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/26/opinion/ukraine-russia-food-crisis.html?smid=em-share

Wonking Out: Education Has Less to Do With Inequality Than You Think

College debtors aren’t a privileged class.

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/29/opinion/college-student-loan-debt.html?smid=em-share