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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 moreBen Whatley
Ben Whatley has farmed organic vegetables and seedlings with his family since 2012 in Topsham, Maine. The majority of the farm's produce is sold year-round at farmers markets in the town of Brunswick next door, and is certified organic by the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association and given the Real...
Read moreBen Whatley
Ben Whatley has farmed organic vegetables and seedlings with his family since 2012 in Topsham, Maine. The majority of the farm's produce is sold year-round at farmers markets in the town of Brunswick next door, and is certified organic by the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association and given the Real...
Read moreBen Whatley
Ben Whatley has farmed organic vegetables and seedlings with his family since 2012 in Topsham, Maine. The majority of the farm's produce is sold year-round at farmers markets in the town of Brunswick next door, and is certified organic by the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association and given the Real...
Read moreBen Whatley
Ben Whatley has farmed organic vegetables and seedlings with his family since 2012 in Topsham, Maine. The majority of the farm's produce is sold year-round at farmers markets in the town of Brunswick next door, and is certified organic by the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association and given the Real...
Read moreBen Whatley
Ben Whatley has farmed organic vegetables and seedlings with his family since 2012 in Topsham, Maine. The majority of the farm's produce is sold year-round at farmers markets in the town of Brunswick next door, and is certified organic by the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association and given the Real...
Read moreBen Whatley
Ben Whatley has farmed organic vegetables and seedlings with his family since 2012 in Topsham, Maine. The majority of the farm's produce is sold year-round at farmers markets in the town of Brunswick next door, and is certified organic by the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association and given the Real...
Read moreBen Whatley
Ben Whatley has farmed organic vegetables and seedlings with his family since 2012 in Topsham, Maine. The majority of the farm's produce is sold year-round at farmers markets in the town of Brunswick next door, and is certified organic by the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association and given the Real...
Read moreBen Whatley
Ben Whatley has farmed organic vegetables and seedlings with his family since 2012 in Topsham, Maine. The majority of the farm's produce is sold year-round at farmers markets in the town of Brunswick next door, and is certified organic by the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association and given the Real...
Read moreBen Whatley
Ben Whatley has farmed organic vegetables and seedlings with his family since 2012 in Topsham, Maine. The majority of the farm's produce is sold year-round at farmers markets in the town of Brunswick next door, and is certified organic by the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association and given the Real...
Read moreBen Whatley
Ben Whatley has farmed organic vegetables and seedlings with his family since 2012 in Topsham, Maine. The majority of the farm's produce is sold year-round at farmers markets in the town of Brunswick next door, and is certified organic by the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association and given the Real...
Read moreWhy I Joined Maine’s Farmer Day of Action and Tractor Brigade
A Maine farmer reports from the front lines of the new American agriculture movement

From Frying Pans to ‘Teflon Flu’: How One Scientist’s Discovery Changed the World Forever
The origins of PFAS “forever chemicals”

Why the Greenpeace Trial Is a Lesson for Us All
Criminalizing the protection of water, not its degradation, is a sign of things to come—but Water Protectors are here to stay

How to Keep Your Garden Free From Toxic Forever Chemicals
Is your big box store selling you soil contaminated with PFAS?

The Problem With J.D. Vance’s Augustine
Vance’s misguided interpretation of Christian love is an attempt to justify the jingoistic policies of “America First”
