Tuesday, March 30, 2010

Farmville Files: Charts and Maps
















From an ongoing investigation:

Exhibit N (above): It would be interesting to consider again, as one member of the rural diaspora mentioned in these pages before, what the virtual lay-of-the-Farmville-land would look like if those fields were tethered to economic reality. 

Exhibit O: 













This is the map for Serve Your Country Food, a project of The Greenhorns--an organization that works to provide resources and community to young Americans looking to farm. As millions wake up early to harvest their digital beans, they are just a few clicks away from connecting with people who are doing the real thing. Look for more on The Greenhorns soon in this space.

Exhibit P: Is there a politics to Farmville?