I am very happy to present this weeks Top Ten #ReasonsRuralRocks list. There are some wonderful new commentators on this trend. I encourage those of you with Twitter accounts to consider following these lovers of rural. An important part of rural sustainability/development is highlighting the positive features of rural settings. Yes, there are challenges. Anyone working in this field can tell you that, and they are big challenges. However, there is value in discussing what makes rural great. There are no better reasons to celebrate rural than these:
10. Laboring in the soil as the sun sets over a corn field on a one hundred degree day soothes the soul. @NERenaissance
9. the quiet and the sounds of the birds, crickets, and frogs, the dark nights, the Milky Way @ripplenw
8. Full Service Gas Stations @KendraKerrigan
7. Bacon & eggs are a way of life. @brentnathaniel
6. Children in rural schools often receive more personal attention from their teachers because of small class sizes @Michael_Knutson
5. My crazy commute is 10 miles in 10 minutes @return2rural
4. A great sense of Community! @JanaeHansen
3. Kids in rural schools learn how to coexist with those who aren't friends. Like 'em or not, you're together for 12 yrs! @abruralgirl
2. Locavesting investing in main street instead of wall street @Cre8tiveDanT
1. 5 minutes to work, lake, dinner, & nearly everything else @veelhoeden
Obviously, this list could have been re-ordered in an endless variety of combinations. The order, I’ll admit, is rather arbitrary. I’m just so glad that people are excited to share their favourite things about rural. Please continue to spread the trend. A big thank you to those who have been working hard to get people talking about #ReasonsRuralRocks
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