Barn Raisers

Democracy Begins With Place-Based Organizing

In an age of AI disruption and rising authoritarianism, our future depends on grassroots leadership

Mark Bittman’s New Restaurant Aims to ‘Turn the Food System on Its Head’

Community Kitchen explores how a restaurant can make food equitable for all—from the farmer to the diner

Forty Organizations Offer a Plan to Revitalize Rural America

New Rural Policy Action Report highlights 26 legislative solutions that would benefit rural communities

When We Win: Stories From the Frontlines of Ecological Resistance

After decades of struggle, indigenous leaders and organizers have shown how to win against billionaires and large corporations

Farm Aid, at 40, Offers a Lifeline for Farmers Facing Their Worst Crisis in Decades

Willie Nelson, Neil Young and Bob Dylan headline a milestone 12-hour benefit concert

Barbara Damrosch’s Life in the Garden

The acclaimed garden writer’s latest book is part memoir, part garden guide and part call to action

How Democrats Can Win By Organizing from the County Up

In her new role as a party leader, Jane Kleeb is organizing Democrats to go on the offensive
Barn Raisers
December 29, 2024

Barn Raiser’s 2024 Year in Review

Wendell Berry takes on “White Rural Rage,” farmers and environmentalists team up, and rural organizers contend with the opportunities, and aftermath, of an election year

Barn Raisers
September 26, 2024

The Secret to Creating Vibrant Rural Economies

The USDA's Rural Development office works with nonprofit enterprises to to revitalize rural economies

Native Life
May 6, 2024

The Indigenous Growers Reviving Hemp’s Deep Roots

“Cannabis and hemp offer solutions to many challenges in an industrial society”