The long narrow road isn’t always about the destination; sometimes it’s about the pause. Quiet moments on the asphalt before the daily grind begins.

#sunrisephotography #morningcommute #roadside #skyporn #earlyriser #nature #landscapephotography #decembermornings #moodygrams #goldenhour #dawnpatrol #dirtycivilian #thelongnarrowroad #backroads #ruralusa #morningmotivation #grind

A fantastic video about how my sister and BIL moved their company to a worker coop. They live in rural Colorado, and are a reason no one should ever think rural USians are a lost cause.

I think it is fantastic that there are organizations to help companies move to the coop model. I know it was rough changing the mindset of some of the employees, some of whom were so used to the boss-->worker relationship it was a serious obstacle to the changeover

#Captalism #WorkerCoop #Sustainacility #RuralUSA
https://vimeo.com/1122324165/749c6161a9

#ruralusa #photography

Behind the coop..

OK one more post for the morning: a teeny bit of good news. Cornell CALS (College of Agriculture and Life Sciences) has secured funding and is launching an agrivoltaics research program!

"The path to solving the climate crisis requires expanding renewable energy projects to achieve our clean energy goals; however, this effort has historically harmed our local food supply, often taking prime farmland out of production and putting farms out of business. The new Agrivoltaics Research Program at Cornell CALS will help change this dynamic by pioneering strategies and technology to facilitate vital collaboration between the renewable energy and agriculture industries."

--Sen. Michelle Hinchey

(note this is basically a press release from her office)

#Climate #ClimateChange #agriculture #RuralNY #RuralUSA #Agrivoltaics #Solar #SolarPower

https://www.morningagclips.com/hinchey-kelles-bill-to-create-agrivoltaics-research-program-at-cornell-signed-into-law/

"The U.S. Department of Agriculture is accepting applications for 40 newly-created Climate Change Fellowship positions.

The positions will be filled with the intention of assisting the record number applications from farmers, ranchers and rural small businesses seeking funding for clean energy projects under the Rural Energy for America Program.

According to the job posting on usajobs.gov, the anticipated salary for the positions will range from $57,118 to $89,835. The new positions are being funded by the Inflation Reduction Act."

#FediHiring #GetFediHired #FediJobs #MastoJobs #JobsOfMastodon #Jobs #JobSeeking #HelpWanted #Climate #ClimateChange #Renewables #WindEnergy #Solar #Agriculture #RuralUSA #USDA

https://www.craigdailypress.com/news/usda-announces-new-climate-change-positions/