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 Continue reading
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
Cowichan Lake Community Forest Co-op and Pacheedaht First Nation April 3, 2019- People in the Cowichan Lake communities and Pacheedaht First Nation will benefit from a unique community forest agreement for the Qala:yit [Kwah-LIE-it] Community Forest, reached in partnership with the provincial… 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 Continue reading 
Sustainable Forestry: the Swedish Model December 30, 2018- Are there lessons to be learned from the Swedish approach to sustainable forestry? Continue reading 
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