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Chief Executive Officer

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.

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Contributing Editor (Inside the Farm Bill)

Bryce 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,...

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Contributing Editor

Dayton 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...

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Author

Devon 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...

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Author

Jake 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...

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Contributing Writer (Native Life)

Jessica 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,...

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Editor & Publisher

Joel 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...

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Misha Scott

Misha Scott is a writer and filmmaker from rural Eastern Washington and currently based in Seattle. Her writing has appeared in Bat City Review, Hobart, Gold Flake Paint and The Smart Set, among others.

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Misha Scott

Misha Scott is a writer and filmmaker from rural Eastern Washington and currently based in Seattle. Her writing has appeared in Bat City Review, Hobart, Gold Flake Paint and The Smart Set, among others.

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Misha Scott

Misha Scott is a writer and filmmaker from rural Eastern Washington and currently based in Seattle. Her writing has appeared in Bat City Review, Hobart, Gold Flake Paint and The Smart Set, among others.

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Misha Scott

Misha Scott is a writer and filmmaker from rural Eastern Washington and currently based in Seattle. Her writing has appeared in Bat City Review, Hobart, Gold Flake Paint and The Smart Set, among others.

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Misha Scott

Misha Scott is a writer and filmmaker from rural Eastern Washington and currently based in Seattle. Her writing has appeared in Bat City Review, Hobart, Gold Flake Paint and The Smart Set, among others.

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Misha Scott

Misha Scott is a writer and filmmaker from rural Eastern Washington and currently based in Seattle. Her writing has appeared in Bat City Review, Hobart, Gold Flake Paint and The Smart Set, among others.

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Misha Scott

Misha Scott is a writer and filmmaker from rural Eastern Washington and currently based in Seattle. Her writing has appeared in Bat City Review, Hobart, Gold Flake Paint and The Smart Set, among others.

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Misha Scott

Misha Scott is a writer and filmmaker from rural Eastern Washington and currently based in Seattle. Her writing has appeared in Bat City Review, Hobart, Gold Flake Paint and The Smart Set, among others.

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Misha Scott

Misha Scott is a writer and filmmaker from rural Eastern Washington and currently based in Seattle. Her writing has appeared in Bat City Review, Hobart, Gold Flake Paint and The Smart Set, among others.

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Misha Scott

Misha Scott is a writer and filmmaker from rural Eastern Washington and currently based in Seattle. Her writing has appeared in Bat City Review, Hobart, Gold Flake Paint and The Smart Set, among others.

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Politics
May 29, 2025

With Rural Libraries Under Attack, a Washington Town Rallies to Defend Its Own

A state senator pulled funding from the Republic Library. Citizens responded by organizing to protect its inclusive community.

Politics
May 26, 2025

Democrats, There’s a Way Out of The Political Mess We’re In

My offer to current and future Democratic candidates who want to do better in rural America

Environment
May 22, 2025

Can Clean Energy Jobs Bring Hope to This Struggling Factory Town?

Decatur has been losing factory jobs for decades. State and local investments in clean energy and workforce training promises renewal.

Kari Lydersen, Canary Media
Politics
May 19, 2025

Six Reasons Why the House Budget Bill Will Hurt Rural America

Republicans in Congress are jamming through a sweeping bill to fund handouts to the rich

History
May 15, 2025

How the U.S. Enlisted Farmers to ‘Feed the World’ in the 20th Century

As Trump eliminates U.S. international aid programs, a new history details the instrumental role Midwestern farmers played in establishing them