In 1854, Henry David Thoreau wrote in his book Walden, Or Life in the Woods, that he “went to the woods because [he] wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life.” Even in the 1850s, this was considered a radical move. At this time, people were moving toward cities, not away from them. Still today, young people who grow up in smaller towns and rural communities tend to move to the bigger cities between the ages of 18 and 25. Big cities have a lot to offer in terms of convenience: shops, restaurants, and entertainment are close at hand. Excitement and glamour abound in a fast-paced world. There is also the anonymity that can come with dense populations. And yet for all the appeal of cities, the 2018 census shows that small towns and rural communities are experiencing significant growth. There is a trend of younger adults, in their thirties and forties, moving back to their small hometowns or striking out on their own in the country. Thanks to the ubiquity of the Internet, many professionals can work from home in the countryside while their main office remains in the city. Some of these trendsetters are leaving their city jobs behind to try to earn a living by farming or crafting goods by hand.

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