History & Theory
The Land is Our Identity
Jorden Revels shares his story of environmental activism.
Growing Agricultural Entrepreneurs
Ed Hunt helps small farmers succeed in a challenging environment.
Can Two Black Millennials Come Out of College, Farm, and Get it Right?
Davon Goodwin describes his journey to a life in agriculture.
The Work of Faith: A Report on Rural Church Life in the Time of Pandemic
Tanner Capps writes about the relationship between faith and politics at a North Carolina church.
Stories from the Inside: Four Eras of North Carolina Prison History
Kimber Heinz reveals the links between incarceration, infrastructure, slavery, and racism in Scotland County.
Along the Lumbee River: An Introduction
Morgan Augillard and Joey Swerdlin focus on the people and organizations effecting change in communities along North Carolina’s Lumbee River.
Livelihoods: Looking to the Horizon Line
Skip Swenson describes South Beach’s local economy—long tied to its natural resources and environment—and recent attempts at diversification.
Water Scarcity: Elephant Butte Water Reservoir | Sierra County
Kathleen Kambic charts the complicated regime controlling and managing water in the Rio Grande valley and considers the region’s future as it faces climate change and water scarcity.
Visual Essay | Lower Rio Grande Valley
Filmmaker John Acosta offers glimpses of life in New Mexico’s Lower Rio Grande Valley.
The Aftermath of the Manhattan Project in Southern New Mexico | Socorro County
Tina Cordova, cofounder of the Tularosa Basin Downwinders Consortium, describes her work raising awareness and seeking justice for those affected by Trinity Site nuclear test.