Another February is passing without Grant County, Ind., (Where Cool Was Born) being named to Progressive Farmer’s list of Best Places to Live in Rural America. [I promise, Grant County is beautiful, despite the rotten photo they chose for the website.]
Also not on the list, but a should-be contender? Rio Arriba County, New Mexico.
Anyway, this year’s Progressive Farmer honoree is Kent County, Maryland. Only two hours from D.C., Kent County was named in part for being a, “rare holdout in the sprawl and development in this country that clearly is out of control.”
“Kent County maintains a culture of farming, wildlife, and small towns and villages that are relatively untouched.”
The county also has engaged in pretty aggressive farmland preservation.
Others in the top 10 this year:
2. Ellis County, Kan.
3. Livingston County, Mo.
4. Obion County, Tenn.
5. Columbia County, Penn.
6. Wexford County, Mich.
7. Fayette County, Texas
8. Coffee County, Ala.
9. Gilchrist County, Fla.
10. La Plata County, Colo.
Which county would you name?
Virtual Farmgirl 
VFG, you wouldn’t happen to be a little biased about both of your nominees for best rural county, would you?
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Duh. It’s my blog. So which county do you nominate? Even though you’re a city girl, I know you’ve traveled quite a bit.
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I’m rather partial to Bartholomew County, Indiana, especially the southeast portion as the Middle West plains slowly transition to the rolling hills of Kentucky.
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VFG, you wouldn’t happen to be a little biased about both of your nominees for best rural county, would you?
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Duh. It’s my blog. So which county do you nominate? Even though you’re a city girl, I know you’ve traveled quite a bit.
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I’m rather partial to Bartholomew County, Indiana, especially the southeast portion as the Middle West plains slowly transition to the rolling hills of Kentucky.
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