“If you consider only utility, the things you build will soon be useless. This building is boarded up because nobody has a use for it. Nobody has a use for it because nobody wants to be in it. And nobody wants to be in it because the thing is so damned ugly.” —Roger Scruton, speaking before a graffitied abandoned building ... Read More »
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FiredUp: Should the future of journalism include advocacy?
The recent conversation between Bill Keller and Glenn Greenwald on the standards that journalists should live by is relevant to the work that we do at Dakotafire. Read More »
FiredUp: Livestock losses come to one of the last independent links in our food supply
Sometimes this summer, our cow herd was grazing close enough that I could not only see them out our bedroom window, I could hear them eating. The sound of them ripping the grass from the ground, bite by bite, was pretty noisy from 30 feet away. My husband and I (mostly my husband, but I provide occasional chasing and bottle-calf-feeding ... Read More »
Resources for rural communities, September 13, 2013
The following is from Christine Sorensen, rural development coordinator for the U. S. Department of Agriculture-Rural Development in Pierre, S.D. Read on for valuable resources for rural communities, including several grant opportunities. Read More »
Resources for rural communities, August 20, 2013
The following is from Christine Sorensen, rural development coordinator for the U. S. Department of Agriculture-Rural Development in Pierre, S.D. Read on for valuable resources for rural communities, including several grant opportunities. Read More »
Resources for rural communities, August 18, 2013
The following is from Christine Sorensen, rural development coordinator for the U. S. Department of Agriculture-Rural Development in Pierre, S.D. Read on for valuable resources for rural communities, including several grant opportunities. Read More »
Resources for rural communties, July 13, 2013
The following is from Christine Sorensen, rural development coordinator for the U. S. Department of Agriculture-Rural Development in Pierre, S.D. Read on for valuable resources for rural communities, including several grant opportunities. Read More »
FiredUp: From a nation of small farms to a nation of cubicle dwellers
In the loss of a connection to the land, we as a nation have lost something precious. Read More »
FiredUp: Why rural is not just relevant but vital to our future
What's the best balance of urban and rural for the healthiest society? What is our argument for keeping our rural places strong and vital? Read More »
FiredUp: Houses serve as marketing for your community. What message does your housing send?
If the homes in your town are sending the wrong message, it may be time to think creatively about how to make housing an asset instead of an eyesore. Read More »