@zephzoid This local farmer just rejected an $8M offer from an anonymous Fortune 100 company and the data centers plan to destroy the natural world with it.
Timothy Grosser is a Kentucky farmer who publicly rejected an offer from a large tech/AI‑data‑center developer for his family’s 250‑acre farm in Kentucky.
The offer was for a staggering 35x what they bought the land for in 1988.
If this sounds like deja vu, it’s because Kentucky is being targeted for large AI and cloud data centers due to being inexpensive land with favorable tax incentives for Big Tech.
Another recent stories like the Grosser’s: Huddleston’s rejected $26M Offer - also in Mason County, Kentucky.
At least four farm families in this area have now declined offers for some or all of their land at multiples of prevailing farmland value.
Both farms describe speaking to unnamed “Fortune 100 companies” planning an industrial project on the land, but he refused to reveal the type of project, the company’s name, or even their personal identity.
Major tech companies are rolling out massive projects nationwide while pressuring landowners and local officials to sign NDAs, trading secrecy for scraps of information and the promise of economic rescue.
The motives of Big Tech remain unknown, but the sentiment from these family farms is aligned:
Huddleston’s: “Stay and hold and feed a nation,” the Kentucky Farmer said. “$26 million doesn’t mean anything”
Grosser’s: “Money can’t buy happiness” emphasizing the land has deep multigenerational and sentimental value.
It’s amazing these farmers are holding strong, so go support them directly!
The creator narrates a news-style story about two Kentucky farm families who rejected multi-million dollar offers from anonymous big tech companies wanting to build data centers on their land. He details the offers, explains the broader trend of tech companies targeting rural areas, highlights the companies' secrecy, and concludes by quoting the farmers' principled stands and promoting an app to support local farms.
A striking, well-composed photo of a farmer standing proudly in a field in front of a large hay bale, establishing a strong theme of authentic, rural life.
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This local farmer just rejected an $8M offer from an anonymous Fortune 100 company and the data centers plan to destroy the natural world with it.
Timothy Grosser is a Kentucky farmer who publicly rejected an offer from a large tech/AI‑data‑center developer for his family’s 250‑acre farm in Kentucky.
The offer was for a staggering 35x what they bought the land for in 1988.
If this sounds like deja vu, it’s because Kentucky is being targeted for large AI and cloud data centers due to being inexpensive land with favorable tax incentives for Big Tech.
Another recent stories like the Grosser’s: Huddleston’s rejected $26M Offer - also in Mason County, Kentucky.
At least four farm families in this area have now declined offers for some or all of their land at multiples of prevailing farmland value.
Both farms describe speaking to unnamed “Fortune 100 companies” planning an industrial project on the land, but he refused to reveal the type of project, the company’s name, or even their personal identity.
Major tech companies are rolling out massive projects nationwide while pressuring landowners and local officials to sign NDAs, trading secrecy for scraps of information and the promise of economic rescue.
The motives of Big Tech remain unknown, but the sentiment from these family farms is aligned:
Huddleston’s: “Stay and hold and feed a nation,” the Kentucky Farmer said. “$26 million doesn’t mean anything”
Grosser’s: “Money can’t buy happiness” emphasizing the land has deep multigenerational and sentimental value.
It’s amazing these farmers are holding strong, so go support them directly!
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We are trading the real World for a fake one
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This is another local farmer who just rejected a multi-million dollar offer from an anonymous big tech company and their data centers plan to destroy the natural world with it
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That offer was a staggering 35x what they bought the land for in 1988
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Big Tech is rolling out massive projects nationwide while pressuring landowners and local officials to sign NDAs
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Grosser was quoted saying money doesn't buy happiness, and the Huddleston said stay and hold and feed a nation
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go support them directly at your local farmers market or with a tool like the Localize app
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It's really happening. This is another local farmer who just rejected a multimillion dollar offer from an anonymous big tech company and their data better plan to destroy the natural world with it. Timothy Grocer is a Kentucky farmer who publicly rejected an offer from a large tech AI data center developer for his family's 250 acre farm in Kentucky. That offer was a staggering 35 x what they bought the land for in 1988. If this sounds like deja vu, it's because Kentucky is actually being targeted for large AI rank cloud data centers due to being inexpensive land with favorable tax incentives for big tech. So these are the Huddleston's who are also in Mason County, Kentucky, and also rejected a multimillion dollar offer from another one of the AI data center developers. Both farms describe speaking to unnamed Fortune one hundred companies planning some sort of industrial project on the rank, but refusing to reveal the type of project, the company's name, or even their own personal identity. Big tech is rolling out massive projects nationwide while pressuring landowners and local officials to sign NDAs. Their motives remain unknown, but the sentiment from these family farms and the consumers alike is aligned. Grocer was quoted saying money doesn't buy happiness, and the Huddleston said stay and hold and feed a nation. It's amazing these farmers are holding strong, so go support them directly at your local farmers market or with a tool like the Localize app.
