Courtesy photo - Madeline Moore (left) and Rethinking Rural colleagues Denise Pranger and Malloree Weinheimer came together to help rural millennials throughout the U.S. connect. She was a go-getter growing up in her small town. A straight-A student, Madeline Moore was involved in her community and school programs. She enjoyed her rural lifestyle and the strength … [Read more...]
Episode 26: A ‘Tuttie Fruttie’ Farm
Kristin Thompson’s passion for plants and the empowerment of growing her own food started from a young age and has been calling her ever since. She believes it is one of the most grounding and self-empowering things a person can do for themselves and wants to share it with others through highly nutritious organic produce. Thompson has been growing food since 2012 and was an … [Read more...]
A rural startup is born
Before Sam Lillie founded a rural startup, he took a hike. It was a five-month, 2,653-mile hike to be exact, down the Pacific Crest trail that starts from the Canadian border in northern Washington to the Mexican border in Southern California. Fresh out of college with a business degree in hand, Lillie realized if he was going to do the hike, now was the … [Read more...]
Episode 25: Making the Cheese
Specialty Cheese Company is headquartered at a former high school in Reeseville, Wisc., population 679. The company is innovative in its growth and accommodating employees. Ten individuals are paid to drive staff from surrounding communities to work every day. The business is expanding, building a new child care facility for employees as well as local residents. Courtesy … [Read more...]
Episode 24: Rethinking Rural
Around 50 rural millennials converged on Port Townsend, Wash. for the first in a series of Rethinking Rural symposiums. Madeline Moore is a young mom, rural entrepreneur and founder of Rethinking Rural, which is a network of engaged millennials working on rural issues at a national scale. In 2018, Rethinking Rural invited 50 rural millennials to Port Townsend, Wash. to … [Read more...]