On September 28th, Radically Rural hosted a pop-up station for hands-on community engagement inspired by Dream Play Build by James Rojas and John Kamp. The station was facilitated by Our Neighborhood, Our Future founders Jessica Haag and Brandon Latham . Our Neighborhood, Our Future began in the Spring of 2023 through New Leaders Council (NLC) NH. NLC fellows, Brandon and Jessica, recognized disparities across NH in Read more…
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Radically Rural on the Road: Wyoming County, NY
We know that folks who attend Radically Rural LOVE their communities. That’s why the prize for our event app game last year was a visit from the RR team to the winner’s hometown so that we could feature them and share what’s working. Last week, the Radically Rural team visited winner Jackie Swaby, Executive Director Read more…
What to do while you are here
Radically Rural Afterparty Thursday, September 28 @ 7:00-10:30 PM | Brewbakers Cafe Join NOVA ARTS and Radically Rural at the second annual Radically Rural Afterparty with performances by The Gaslight Tinkers and Billy Wylder. African, Caribbean, Funk, Reggae, and Latin grooves meet traditional fiddle music. It’s the genre-bending future of the music of the past. Read more…
Plan Your Trip to Keene, NH
Are you coming to Radically Rural from outside of New England? It’s time to start planning your trip for this year’s summit on September 27-28. The magic of our in person experience comes from using our main street as a conference center. We can’t wait to share all of our favorite places with you. Get Read more…
Radically Rural on the Road: Plymouth, NH
Plymouth, NH We know that folks who attend Radically Rural LOVE their communities. That’s why the prize for our event app game last year was a visit from the RR team to the winner’s hometown so that we could feature them and share what’s working.Last week, the Radically Rural team visited winner Matty Leighton, Facility and Operations Read more…
2023 Keynotes Announced
September 27 @ 9:00 AM | The Colonial Theater Mainstage Join us for a keynote panel on building a narrative that elevates rural as a place of opportunity through storytelling of local leaders. Speakers include: Gloria Dickerson lives in Sunflower County, Mississippi and is the founder and CEO of We2gether Creating Change, a not-for-profit organization, whose mission Read more…
2023 Summit Updates
Radically Rural believes that “collaboration is the world’s most renewable resource” – Sarah Rocker, 2021 keynote speaker To that end, we want to reduce barriers to access to the connections, resources, and experience generated by our unique and innovative national network. This year, we are introducing a sliding scale for ticket costs that is on the Read more…
Year Round Programming
In 2021, we announced Radically Rural’s transition to year round programming with this message to our attendees: For the past three years, Radically Rural’s vibrant, meaningful, event has brought people who love rural communities together to shape and share ideas. This year, in addition to our annual event, we are expanding the Radically Rural movement Read more…
Livability Slam 2022
Calling all Rural Innovators! We want to know how individuals, businesses and institutions are making small cities and towns more livable. If you are part of an initiative that has led to an improved quality of community life, ranging from physical betterments to social improvement or anything that has elevated a town’s livability, we’d like Read more…
Press Release – Healthcare Sessions 2021
Healthcare sessions explore ways to improve access to rural healthcare Keene, NH – The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed healthcare-access disparities across the country, problems that need solutions for the success of rural communities, says the organizer of Radically Rural’s healthcare track. Sharon Beaty, a founder of New Hampshire’s Mid-state Health Center, has assembled three sessions Read more…
Hannah Grimes Center for Entrepreneurship Sponsors
