Life, Liberty & the Pursuit of Americana
This has been a great year for our blog here at JCShepard.com. A lot of things to discuss regarding Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Americana, wherever you may be. Now the holidays are upon us, let’s take a look back at the posts which you, our readers, have given the most interaction over the […]
Why Community-Driven Development Works This article continues our November series: From Ideas to Action — A Month of Praxis and Implementation in Rural Communities. In week four, we spotlight the engine room of rural resilience: community and economic development. In small towns, these aren’t just planning categories—they’re everyday work. It’s neighbors drafting grant applications, local […]
Life, liberty and everything else site update
The 2007 Census of Agriculture was released today by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agriculture Statistics Service (NASS). While I was at Kiwanis for lunch. So much for this afternoon’s productivity! “The number of farms in the United States has grown 4 percent and the operators of those farms have become more diverse in […]
