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Anne Mollo-Christensen
Anne Mollo-Christensen is the Chief Executive Officer and an Ex-officio Board Member of Barn Raising Media Inc. Anne was most recently Executive Vice President and Chief Digital and Strategy Officer at Outside Integrated Media, home of Outside magazine, Outside Online and the Outside Podcast.
Read moreBryce Oates
Bryce Oates writes The Cocklebur on Substack and is a Contributing Editor (Rural Community Organizing) at Barn Raiser. He writes about rural policy, people, places and politics. His work includes narrative nonfiction, opinion pieces and Q&A interviews. Bryce studies how the federal budget affects rural counties,...
Read moreDayton Martindale
Dayton Martindale is a contributing editor at Barn Raiser, host of Storytelling Animals podcast, and an experienced writer and editor on climate, environmental, and animal issues. His work has appeared in Rural America In These Times, In These Times, Sierra, The Ecologist, Earth Island Journal, Boston Review, The...
Read moreDevon Bussell
Devon is a graduate of New York University’s Gallatin School of Individualized Studies. She grew up in the Dallas, Texas area and currently lives in Brooklyn, New York. Devon has 10-plus years of experience designing and developing websites for clients based in New York City and across the country. See more of...
Read moreJake Davis
Jake Davis is an entrepreneur, farmer, consultant, and policy advisor. His passion for revitalizing rural communities and safeguarding family farms developed early growing up on a diversified farm in Southwest Missouri. He launched Local Root Strategies in 2020 to help revitalize rural communities and build a...
Read moreJessica Koski
Jessica Koski is Contributing Writer (Native Life). She is a member of the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community on Lake Superior’s southern shore in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Jessica worked for the Bureau of Indian Affairs for five years to support the restoration and conservation of Tribal natural resources,...
Read moreJoel Bleifuss
Joel Bleifuss is Barn Raiser Editor & Publisher and Board President of Barn Raising Media Inc. He is a descendent of German and Scottish farmers who immigrated to Wisconsin and South Dakota in the 19th Century. Bleifuss was born and raised in Fulton, Mo., a town on the edge of the Ozarks. He graduated from the...
Read moreSara Foss
Sara Foss is a freelance journalist with experience writing for newspapers and other publications including the Adirondack Explorer and New York State School Boards Association. She lives in Albany with her husband, son and two cats and enjoys hiking, swimming and exploring the outdoors.
Read moreSara Foss
Sara Foss is a freelance journalist with experience writing for newspapers and other publications including the Adirondack Explorer and New York State School Boards Association. She lives in Albany with her husband, son and two cats and enjoys hiking, swimming and exploring the outdoors.
Read moreSara Foss
Sara Foss is a freelance journalist with experience writing for newspapers and other publications including the Adirondack Explorer and New York State School Boards Association. She lives in Albany with her husband, son and two cats and enjoys hiking, swimming and exploring the outdoors.
Read moreSara Foss
Sara Foss is a freelance journalist with experience writing for newspapers and other publications including the Adirondack Explorer and New York State School Boards Association. She lives in Albany with her husband, son and two cats and enjoys hiking, swimming and exploring the outdoors.
Read moreSara Foss
Sara Foss is a freelance journalist with experience writing for newspapers and other publications including the Adirondack Explorer and New York State School Boards Association. She lives in Albany with her husband, son and two cats and enjoys hiking, swimming and exploring the outdoors.
Read moreSara Foss
Sara Foss is a freelance journalist with experience writing for newspapers and other publications including the Adirondack Explorer and New York State School Boards Association. She lives in Albany with her husband, son and two cats and enjoys hiking, swimming and exploring the outdoors.
Read moreSara Foss
Sara Foss is a freelance journalist with experience writing for newspapers and other publications including the Adirondack Explorer and New York State School Boards Association. She lives in Albany with her husband, son and two cats and enjoys hiking, swimming and exploring the outdoors.
Read moreSara Foss
Sara Foss is a freelance journalist with experience writing for newspapers and other publications including the Adirondack Explorer and New York State School Boards Association. She lives in Albany with her husband, son and two cats and enjoys hiking, swimming and exploring the outdoors.
Read moreSara Foss
Sara Foss is a freelance journalist with experience writing for newspapers and other publications including the Adirondack Explorer and New York State School Boards Association. She lives in Albany with her husband, son and two cats and enjoys hiking, swimming and exploring the outdoors.
Read moreSara Foss
Sara Foss is a freelance journalist with experience writing for newspapers and other publications including the Adirondack Explorer and New York State School Boards Association. She lives in Albany with her husband, son and two cats and enjoys hiking, swimming and exploring the outdoors.
Read more‘I Didn’t Know I Was Sitting in a Pool of Poison’
How do rural communities recover from PFAS contamination?

Senate Republicans Fast Track Budget Bill With Grave Consequences for Rural America
After a weekend of behind-the-scenes deal cutting, the GOP voted to open debate on their pro-rich/anti-working class reconciliation bill

A Fighting Faith
How a decades-long battle to protect religious freedom in the military is taking on Christian Nationalism

Spearfishing Makes a Splash in Michigan
How one man’s passion brought new life to the sport in the Great Lakes

Right to Repair Gains Traction as John Deere Faces Trial
The Federal Trade Commission’s anti-monopoly case could give farmers freedom to repair their own equipment
