John’s Substack

About the Substack

My personal Substack

Free Subscription Benefits

  • Occasional public posts

Paid Subcription Benefits

  • Subscriber-only posts and full archive
  • Post comments and join the community

Paid Subscription Plans

  • $80 a year
  • $8 a month

About John Crabtree

I've been writing about and advocating for small towns and rural places, the people that live here and the natural environment that surrounds us all for decades. And now I'm going to write about it here.

Is this your Substack? Request changes.

John’s Substack's recommended Substacks

The Borowitz Report logo
Andy Borowitz

The Borowitz Report

Home of Truth

10K+
paid subscribers
456K+
free subscribers
The Swine Republic logo
Chris Jones

The Swine Republic

Writing about confluence of agriculture and environment from the heart of the big ag beast here in Iowa

100+
paid subscribers
3K+
free subscribers
Iowa politics with Laura Belin logo
Laura Belin

Iowa politics with Laura Belin

Where you get in-depth coverage and exclusive reporting about Iowa politics

100+
paid subscribers
2K+
free subscribers
Deep Midwest: Politics and Culture logo
Robert Leonard

Deep Midwest: Politics and Culture

The politics and culture of Iowa, the Midwest, and beyond.

100+
paid subscribers
3K+
free subscribers
In the Dirt logo
Beth Hoffman

In the Dirt

I dive into the the economics of growing food, give you the dirt on the politics of agriculture and occasionally share a funny tale from our ranch, Whippoorwill Creek Farm.

1K+
free subscribers