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…
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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…
Press Release – Entrepreneurship Sessions 2021
Radically Rural Session Looks to Close the Entrepreneurial Gaps in Rural Places Keene, NH – The recent pandemic-induced economic disruption has broadened certain gaps between rural communities and urban centers. Compounded by a lack of new business formation in rural America, this trend could exacerbate disparities in income, population densities, educational attainment, innovation, election politics Read more…
Press Release – Land and Community Sessions 2021
Land and Community track for Radically Rural addresses population shifts Keene, NH – Urban flight to rural places, brought about in part by the COVID-19 pandemic and resulting changes in workplaces, poses questions about how best to deal with this change in small communities. Amanda Littleton, manager for Cheshire County Conservation District and leader of Read more…
Press Release – Community Journalism Sessions 2021
Radically Rural Summit: Community Journalism Track stresses trust, community support and innovation Keene, NH – The last decade has been marked by a rapid increase in distrust of the media, which has been designated by many as the enemy of the people. Recognizing this reality, Radically Rural’s Community Journalism Track stresses the need to rebuild Read more…
Hannah Grimes Center for Entrepreneurship Sponsors
