Archive - Questioning Rural

The Last Harvest, Part 5: Water & Resource & Ecological Constraints

Comprehensive exploration of our water crisis, irrigation challenges, and the technological adaptations needed

Feb 7 •

The Last Harvest, Part 4: Global Markets & Trade

Analysis of international competition, trade wars, and how export policies affect domestic food security

Feb 4 •

The Last Harvest, Part 3: Historical Parallels

Detailed comparisons to past industry collapses and what we can learn from them

Feb 3 •

The Last Harvest, Part 2: Economic and Consolidation Pressures

Examining the corporate takeover of agriculture, how subsidies create dependencies, and the ripple effects on rural economies

Feb 3 •

The Last Harvest, Part 1: Labor Market and Demographic Realities

A deeper look at the aging farmer population, succession failures, and workforce challenges that threaten farm continuity

Feb 3 •

The Last Harvest: The Mass Extinction of Rural Farmers, Hyperinflation, and Regional Economic Collapse [DRAFT]

The fate when innumerable trends converge

Feb 3 •

January 2025

🚨 Critical Alert: Federal Funding Pause Threatens Economic Development and Job Stability🚨

Advocacy for small businesses, non-profits, and communities who will be affected by this significantly

Jan 28 •

November 2024

10 Counterintuitive Lessons from a Decade-Long Journey as a Small-Town Founder

Cheers to 10 years with Codefi! Celebrating the journey to $20 million for an innovation economy

Nov 12, 2024 •

June 2024

Questioning Rural: An experience of regional startup and tech-based economies for small communities (Part 2 of N)

Six principles for how we guide our work

Jun 10, 2024 •

May 2024

An experience of regional startup and tech-based economies for small communities (Part 1 of N)

This is not a guide or framework or playbook. Some say, "we don't need or want to reinvent the wheel", but maybe we should ask those questions when the…

May 20, 2024 •

March 2024

Did The Lean Startup Cause a Fat Problem?

Do we dare even to ask that question?

Mar 2, 2024 •

From the Beginning

Depression can be unrelentingly torturous.

Mar 2, 2024 •

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