Your Summer Reading List
It’s not just temperatures that are soring, so is the Ag Team’s excitement about what we’re reading and engaging with this summer. Check out below for your curated summer…
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Rural Livability Policy Builds Bridges Across Divides
Between 2010 and 2020, more than two-thirds of U.S. rural communities experienced sustained population loss, driven by outmigration, declining birth rates, and corporate land and resource grabs that prioritize profit over community needs. This decline fuels a vicious cycle: as young people leave, rural areas lose workforce, businesses, services, and tax revenue, further eroding schools…
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Policy Trends: Supporting Rural LGBTQ+ Rights Through State Policy
According to a 2019 report, 3 to 4 million LGBTQ+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, queer) Americans, including many BIPOC Americans, live in rural communities, accounting for 15-20% of the…
Read MoreFAQ: All Your CROP Questions Answered
If you’ve been following or working with SiX for a while, you might have heard us talk about the CROP (Cohort for Rural Opportunity and Prosperity) but may have…
Read MoreGuest Blog: Illinois Black Farmer Lobby Day Raises Voices of Black Farmers
This guest blog is published in partnership with Illinois Stewardship Alliance (ISA). ISA works to find, connect, train and amplify the leadership of farmers and eaters who use their…
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