What would a Distributist society look like?

Perhaps I have a skewed vision of Distributism.  But when I try to envision a Distributist society, I see a town in the Wild West.  The federal government is so distant as to be 90% irrelevant.  There’s a general store, a bar, an inn, a post office, a sheriff’s office, and a blacksmith.  Maybe a cobbler and leatherworker, too.  Ooh, and a barber. 

There are lots of ranchers and farmers nearby–probably more of them than people who actually live in town.

In a sense, this kind of living seems to me to be what Catholic social teaching was aiming for.   But I have three problems with it:

1) I’m unsure if a Wild West town is the best mental image for Distributism.  Is there a better one?

2) How can I change this mental vision to incorporate today’s technology?  (Or shouldn’t I?)

3) Most importantly, there’s a conflict.  I’m very attracted to Distributism, but I’m not particularly attracted to living in a Wild West town, or one like it.  In fact, I actually like shopping at Target, and I like ordering things off of Amazon.  It’s a problem.

What do you think?

–P.S.  I also think the BBC TV show Lark Rise to Candleford does a good job depicting a Distributist society, though an imperfect one (such as the poor not owning their own homes).  Sorry about the subtitles on the commercial.