“Man, despite his artistic pretensions, his sophistication, and his many accomplishments - owes his existence to a six inch layer of topsoil and the fact that it rains.” ~ Paul Harvey, So God Made a Farmer Rainbird Village and Rainbird Rising dwell in Utah, and for a purpose. There are very few states in the union that are more dependent on outside resources than Utah. We only grow 4%-6% of the produce that we consume. We worry about housing, but every time we put up new dwe

Rainbird Village and Rainbird Rising began with Grandparental anxiety over what kind of world we were leaving our posterity. So many problems have come forth over the past 50 to 100 years as poor decisions have compounded, along with the refusal to acknowledge and correct them. We have kicked the proverbial can down the road until now we have a highly compromised generation confronting it – head on. Their education has become politicized and many are hip-deep in debt. Some ar

A Cautionary Tale...

With emphasis on Thrivability!!!

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Reminiscing about the journey to Rainbird Village...