As the demand for sustainable and off-grid living continues to rise, more and more people are turning to rural and agricultural land as an investment opportunity. From small hobby farms to large commercial operations, investing in farm land has the potential to provide a steady stream of income, as well as the satisfaction of supporting sustainable and regenerative practices. To help you navigate the market and find the best farm brokers to work with, we've compiled a list of

I've developed a few properties in the last 35 years. Never have I built a 3.5 mile road, and frankly, I can't take credit for this one either. But I was part of the construction of this road and we did a few things differently. The shortest distance between 2 points is a straight line. But any urban planner will tell you that a road without a terminus viewpoint is a boring road. If you don't have a chruch steeple, a waterfall, or another beautiful feature to end your road in

As the short sun of November sets, this project was started over 20 years ago, nature had taken hold when the original builder passed away, his project unfinished on the mountain top. It is with great honor and humility that we carve back the forest, just enough to let the sunshine back in on his simple dream home. The electrical power system we have designed for this property will be revolutionary in so many ways, we hope it will be a templated for others to live more in har

Mountain tops are some of the least expensive acreage in the USA. Why? The grid doesn't reach most mountain tops in America. But with cell phone technology, satellite TV and SkyLink internet - communications challenges have been solved for remote and rural lands. Off grid technologies are being developed which will make living off grid, away from traditional electrical services more efficient, and cheaper than living in cities or on grid. Don't believe me? DIRT is investing i

In November 2022 I drove across Kansas and Missouri, this is the Flint Hills of Kansas. The wide-open prairie, the horizon. The vastness. It feels limitless. But what is missing? Wind breaks. When I was a child in northern Michigan, farmers planted wind breaks to reduce soil erosion. We learned about the Great Dust Bowl in the 1920s which led to the Great Depression and near starvation of many people. The growth of the deserts around the world it is said is due to a simple la

The Wizard of OZ would have been impressed, because Dorothy we were in Kansas. The aquifer under Kansas' legendary farmland has dropped over '60 feet in the last decade' exclaimed the Director of Agriculture for the State of Kansas in his presentation. The farmers in the audience were not shock or appalled - they already knew this fact. I didn't. It shocked me. 60 feet? Sixty? Like 6 stories of a building -- gone under 70% of the state? A state known for its food production w

At the Prairie Foods Conference on regenerative farming this slide was displayed. "Life on Earth would not be possible without Carbon" -- fair enough. "Carbon holds water" -- if you think about drought in the west, adding carbon to the soil is the answer to retaining the water which runs off, runs thru and doesn't allow plants to grow today. As we struggle with the increasing demands on global agriculture - soil depletion and population growth (8 billion growing to 9 billion

Solar tax credit amounts Installing renewable energy equipment in your home can qualify you for a credit of up to 30% of your total cost. The percentage you can claim depends on when you installed the equipment. 30% for equipment placed in service between 2017 and 2019 26% for equipment placed in service between 2020 and 2022 22% for equipment placed in service in 2023 As a credit, you take the amount directly off your tax payment, rather than as a deduction of your taxable i