8 Great Places You’ve (Maybe) Never Heard Of, 2014 Edition

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8 Great Places You’ve (Maybe) Never Heard Of, 2014 Edition

Throughout the United States, people are working together to create local food systems, plan for a healthy future and build sustainable communities. Each year the MOTHER EARTH NEWS Great Places series highlights towns and cities that are working to get it right. The 2014 choices are Ashland, Oregon; Beaufort, South Carolina; Bozeman, Montana; Burlington, Vermont; Penns Valley, Pennsylvania; Evanston, Illinois; Lincoln, Nebraska; and Sparta, Tennessee.

October/November 2014

By K.C. Compton

At first glance, the communities we’ve selected as our 2014 Great Places might not seem to have much in common. Some are large cities, some are suburban and some are so small we had trouble finding census data on them. Some of the areas are surrounded by farmland, and in some you wouldn’t see a farm if you drove around all day. The demographics of these eight places are diverse, as are the places’ economies.

  • Published on Aug 13, 2014
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