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Tag Archives: farms
Timeless Portraits of the Oklahoma Panhandle
Some places seem to remain largely fixed in time despite the constant changes that occur in the world around them. The narrow strip of land, affectionately known as the Oklahoma Panhandle, is just one of those places. Even today, the … Continue reading
Posted in agriculture, archaeology, books, business, cities, climate change, commerce, culture, economics, energy, environment, geography, historic preservation, history, humanity, infrastructure, land use, Maps, Mining, movies, Native Americans, nature, pictures, place names, placemaking, planning, poverty, rail, Railroads, Renewable Energy, scenic byways, Skies, skylines, Small business, spatial design, Statistics, topography, toponymy, tourism, Trade, transportation, Travel, weather
Tagged agriculture, farms, Great Plains, Oklahoma, Oklahoma Pandhandle, panhandle, plains, prairie, The Grapes of Wrath
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Albuquerque’s two distinctive ranchito suburbs
All of us are familiar with the enormous ranches and farming operations that are most often found flung across the Midwestern and Western United States. We are also familiar with the smaller scale ranchettes and farmettes that tend to dot … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, adaptive reuse, Advocacy, agriculture, Animals, archaeology, architecture, art, cities, civics, culture, density, diversity, economic development, economic gardening, environment, Food, food systems, geography, government, health, historic preservation, history, land use, Maps, Native Americans, nature, placemaking, planning, recreation, rivers/watersheds, spatial design, sprawl, Statistics, sustainability, third places, topography, tourism, Trade, trails, Travel, urban planning, walking, Wildlife, zoning
Tagged agriculture, Albuquerque, Corrales, corrals, farmettes, Farmland Preservation, farms, Los Ranchos, Los Ranchos de Albuquerque, New Mexico, orchards, ranchettes, ranchitos, Rio Rancho, stables, villages, vineyards
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A whirling good time to the Mid-America Windmill Museum
Nothing evokes the history of the American Midwest and Great Plains more than the classic windmill spinning effortlessly in the breeze. Sadly, these iconic structures are becoming less and less visible on the American landscape. But, there is a wonderful … Continue reading
Posted in agriculture, Alternative energy, architecture, culture, energy, environment, geography, historic preservation, history, industry, infrastructure, land use, nature, peace, product design, technology, topography, weather
Tagged agriculture, design, farms, historic preservation, history, Midwest, prairie, wind, wind energy, windmills
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Your community is a small town when…
This is the seventh in a series of satirical posts. This time, small towns are under the microscope. Your community is a small town when… John Mellencamp sings about it. Clark Kent grew up there. A high-rise is a silo, … Continue reading
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Tagged 4H, cities, Clark Kent, farms, geography, John Mellencamp, land use, planning, satire, small towns, Superman, towns, villages
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Solemn Fencepost
Weathered and worn Tattered and torn A solemn wood post Alone and forlorn Wires barbed and true All rusty, not new Cling to their post Nothing else left to do Buffeted by winds No one more tends Perishing … Continue reading