Gabriola Island DIY Health CentreFebruary 1, 2019-Gabriola Island (pop. 4,000) is a remote community just off of Nanaimo, British Columbia. After years of patch-work health care, community members determined the need for reliable medical care that Continue reading
Tech Jobs to Rural PlacesJanuary 2, 2019-Tech jobs — a path toward rural renewal? Nick Roseth explores this question in the following thoughtful TED talk. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nIIcFPG4d5g
Deep Roots 1 — the Harrop-Procter Community Forest storyDecember 11, 2018-Harrop-Procter Community Forest, located on the rugged eastern shore of Kootenay Lake's West Arm, is one of Canada's most innovative — and intriguing — community forest operations. Harrop-Procter Community Forest's 11,300 Continue reading
Successful BC Farmers’ Market FarmersDecember 3, 2018-In partnership with the Institute for Sustainable Food Systems, the BC Association of Farmers' Markets has developed a resource guide to highlight successful farmers' market farmers, and communicate their best Continue reading
Youth Exodus to Art Epicentre?November 1, 2018-What kind of future should a struggling rural town choose? In the town of Green River, Utah, population 950, a nonprofit called Epicenter aims to use art and architecture to Continue reading
Young City Couple “Escape the City”!July 16, 2018-Rochelle and Jean-Michel Longval are typical young urbanites. Or are they? Both are professionals. They have no children, an extremely cute dog named Geo, and a nice home in a Continue reading
Highlands & Islands Enterprise — Prickly ThistleJune 1, 2018-Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) is an ambitious Scottish organization with a unique mandate, one that successfully integrates economic and community development in rural northern Scotland. HIE, which celebrates its Continue reading
By Their Own Hands — St. Andrews, Nova ScotiaMay 1, 2018-Building on the legacy of pioneering Scottish and, later, Dutch immigrants, St. Andrews, Nova Scotia, a rural agricultural community, has been able to muster active and enthusiastic volunteers for a Continue reading
Gabriola Island DIY Health Centre February 1, 2019 - Gabriola Island (pop. 4,000) is a remote community just off of Nanaimo, British Columbia. After years of patch-work health care, community members determined the need for reliable medical care that Continue reading 
Tech Jobs to Rural Places January 2, 2019 - Tech jobs — a path toward rural renewal? Nick Roseth explores this question in the following thoughtful TED talk. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nIIcFPG4d5g 
Sustainable Forestry: the Swedish Model December 30, 2018 - Are there lessons to be learned from the Swedish approach to sustainable forestry?
Deep Roots 2 — the Harrop-Procter Community Forest Story December 11, 2018 - Of the over 50 community forests in British Columbia, only one — in tiny Harrop-Procter, located on the rugged eastern shore of Kootenay Lake's West Arm — has its own Continue reading 
Deep Roots 1 — the Harrop-Procter Community Forest story December 11, 2018 - Harrop-Procter Community Forest, located on the rugged eastern shore of Kootenay Lake's West Arm, is one of Canada's most innovative — and intriguing — community forest operations. Harrop-Procter Community Forest's 11,300 Continue reading 
Successful BC Farmers’ Market Farmers December 3, 2018 - In partnership with the Institute for Sustainable Food Systems, the BC Association of Farmers' Markets has developed a resource guide to highlight successful farmers' market farmers, and communicate their best Continue reading 
Youth Exodus to Art Epicentre? November 1, 2018 - What kind of future should a struggling rural town choose? In the town of Green River, Utah, population 950, a nonprofit called Epicenter aims to use art and architecture to Continue reading 
Young City Couple “Escape the City”! July 16, 2018 - Rochelle and Jean-Michel Longval are typical young urbanites. Or are they? Both are professionals. They have no children, an extremely cute dog named Geo, and a nice home in a Continue reading 
Highlands & Islands Enterprise — Prickly Thistle June 1, 2018 - Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) is an ambitious Scottish organization with a unique mandate, one that successfully integrates economic and community development in rural northern Scotland. HIE, which celebrates its Continue reading 
By Their Own Hands — St. Andrews, Nova Scotia May 1, 2018 - Building on the legacy of pioneering Scottish and, later, Dutch immigrants, St. Andrews, Nova Scotia, a rural agricultural community, has been able to muster active and enthusiastic volunteers for a Continue reading