How to Revive Rural America: The Residency Model

Right now I’m staying on an 8,000-acre ranch in Arizona. A billionaire owns it, and he’s letting me and 17 entrepreneurs live here for two months — for free. Last week, a woman in Italy offered me her villa for the same reason.Landowners around the world are reaching out because they all have they all have the same problem.A lack of young people and young families.Rural America is dying, rural Italy is dying, and small towns all over the developed world are hollowing out as young people leave for cities and farms get sold off to Monsanto. Money alone can’t solve this — even a billionaire has trouble getting new families to settle the desert... In this video I walk through how we’re actually doing something about it: the residency model, why remote workers (not farmers) are the ones who’ll revive rural America, and how to turn an empty ranch or aging farm into the seed of a new town.If you own land or want to be a community leader, come join the Retribalize Academy.There I run calls every week, and we are connecting people with residencies.Let’s go build new towns.Kristian This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit retribalize.substack.com/subscribe