Sentences with phrase «about rural communities»

This year's Ontario Heritage Conference was all about rural communities, and there were the expected presentations about saving barns and old churches.

Although there are people visiting and writing literature about rural communities in America, many of its residents — especially students — voices are not heard nationally.

But while we certainly haven't solved every issue facing urban residents, there is an urgency and energy toward improving economic opportunity in cities that is lacking in the discussion about rural communities.

Not exact matches

The work being done to bring entrepreneurship and funding resources to cities like St. Louis and Albuquerque — and in rural communities — isn't just about creating high - paying tech jobs.

There is a need for a massive re-think about how we build community, rural and urban communities that are resilient, healthy and work towards strengthening self - reliance in the face of climate change.

communitygarden.org Maybe you don't have time to cultivate your own plant bed, but there are about 18,000 community gardens in urban, suburban and rural areas throughout North America.

I can remember standing in front of my church (about 60 people at the time) back in 2009 and boldly declaring that God was going to use our church to reach thousands of people for his kingdom in rural communities through a multi-site strategy.

He adds: «At Rural Ministries, we're not about keeping churches open simply because they've always been there, but rather enabling Christians to ask the mission - shaped questions, such as: «In light of who we are and where we are, what is the good news for this community and how might we express it?

Members of the Christ Community United Methodist Church in rural Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania walked in and out of their church throughout the day, desperate for information about five fellow congregants injured in Sunday's terror bombings in Uganda.

Reading about her life growing up in Australia in a rural community with her family was a breath of fresh air.

We have about 5000 staff working in offices, airports, mail centres, shipping ports, laboratories and abattoirs; located in regional centres, rural communities and capital cities.

Trips to the rural communities will become popular, and travelers are likely to be more interested in private guides that teach them about the traditional ways of life.»

We live in a very rural small farming community, a tight little valley of about 250.

Please check out http://www.School-Lunch.org to learn about a rural Vermont community where the school lunch menu sounds like it comes from an upscale bistro.

Today we're talking about what it's like to breastfeed in a rural community.

The Ministry through Community Water and Sanitation Agency will implement Phase 2 of the Sustainable Rural Water Supply Project, which will see to the construction of about 50 small town water pipe schemes and over 300 boreholes.

These areas heavily rely on federal funding of the arts, considering about 79 percent of National Endowment for the Arts block - grant funds go to rural communities and low - income areas, according to The Washington Post.

Rural communities are much more likely than urban populations to talk about the desire to keep their communities rooted, for there to be opportunities for their children to live and work close to where their parents live.

Teachout is a Catherine wheel of ideas — in the course of the day we talked about anti-trust, fracking, the desperate need for broadband in rural communities, the way Big Ag gobbles up subsidies meant for family farmers, and the «chickenization» of production that puts all the economic risk and environmental damage on farmers as firms like Tyson keep squeezing the market.

«I thanked him for his service — he has worked very hard improving infrastructure in Cumbria, very hard on drawing attention to rural communities... I had a very agreeable conversation with him about that issue some months ago.

The idea that upstate New York is a «vast» bucolic region of rural space and «some towns» didn't sit well with upstate - based political reporters and elected officials, who (including yours truly) snarked in almost disbelief response that a former U.S. senator from New York could be so tone deaf about the region that yes, does include «vast, rural» areas, but also cities and suburban communities.

«It is important that the shooting community is constantly on its guard to prevent groups like this getting a foothold to spread their misinformation about shooting and the rural community.

A lot of things that protect seniors, HEAP, TRIO and workforce grants, rural water development, Community Development Block Grants... those I'm worried about.»

The Bank of Ghana (BOG) says about 705,396 depositors of distressed or collapsed microfinance institutions (MFIs) and Rural and Community...

«In the United States, only about 10 percent of physicians practice in rural areas, and less than 3 percent of entering medical students nationally plan to practice in a rural community or small town,» said Kevin Kane, MD, a professor of family and community medicine at the MU School of Medicine and lead author of the study.

«For those who show an interest or may be on the fence about practicing in a rural community, giving them this real - world experience has been a factor in that decision - making process.»

James McInerney of the University of Southampton, UK, told the NetMobs conference in Boston earlier this month about a crowdsourced delivery system for rural communities in the Ivory Coast.

After selling his home and packing all his belongings in storage, he traveled to the small rural community of Barre, Mass., about 100 kilometers west of Boston, where every year people congregate for a three - month - long «meditation marathon.»

Each rural African community has about 5 acres of land, which supports small seasonal vegetable gardens that grow limited supplies of corn, pumpkins, watermelons, spinach and papayas, and a variety of animals, chickens, goats, and maybe a few cattle.

The three - month long study included about 300 Chinese men and women living in one of the most polluted areas of China, a rural community in the Jiangsu Province.

In my small town / rural farming community when Im out and about (mail, walking dogs) I dress what people would see as «normal».

About Blog Archery, Zen, and Hunting blog by Nathan W. Allred who grew up in the rural farming community of West Weber in Northern Utah.

Think about communities in the Midwest, in places such as rural Wisconsin and Montana, if you're white and even if you're open to interracial dating, there are not that many people of color around.

Washington, DC About Blog Supporting the economic and environmental sustainability of agriculture, natural resources, and rural communities.

Kentucky, United States About Blog A digest of events, trends, issues, ideas and journalism from and about rural America, from the Institute for Rural Journalism and Community Issues, based at the University of KentAbout Blog A digest of events, trends, issues, ideas and journalism from and about rural America, from the Institute for Rural Journalism and Community Issues, based at the University of Kentabout rural America, from the Institute for Rural Journalism and Community Issues, based at the University of Kentrural America, from the Institute for Rural Journalism and Community Issues, based at the University of KentRural Journalism and Community Issues, based at the University of Kentucky.

About Blog Archery, Zen, and Hunting blog by Nathan W. Allred who grew up in the rural farming community of West Weber in Northern Utah.

About Blog Welcome to my weaving studio located in the lovely rural community of Metamora, IL.

USA About Blog Brownfield Ag News covers news, markets, weather and features relevant to those who live and work on farms and in rural communities in the United States, and to all with an interest in U.S. food and ag.

A discomforting, almost surreal study of a rural murder case, which offers fascinating insights about both family and community dynamics.

Here in rural northwest Montana, there is postelection unease in some communities about far - right extremist views entering the mainstream.

The World Made Straight (R for violence, drug use, sexual references and profanity) Adaptation of the Ron Rash novel of the same name, set in the Seventies, about a troubled young man (Jeremy Irvine) eager to escape a rural Appalachian community stained by the legacy of a Civil War massacre.

It is their job to ride into small rural communities, buy up the drilling rights for less than they're worth, and say little about any possible environmental damage, such as dead livestock, poisoned water supplies and soils that have been rendered infertile.

This downbeat docudrama about the ravages of the crisis on a remote rural community is impressive for the dignified and unpretentious distance it assumes in respect to its characters.

(In French with subtitles) Small Town Murder Songs (Unrated) Peter Stormare stars in this gothic tale of crime and redemption about an aging police officer who successful suppresses his violent tendencies until a murder disrupts the peace of his tight - knit, Mennonite community in rural Ontario.

The company also presents «Two Men in Suits,» actor - director Josef Bierbichler's adaptation of his autobiographical novel about a rural Bavarian community, tracing some 70 years of cross-generational German history, including the two world wars.

The Growing Communities project is managed by the Rural Community Council of Essex (RCCE) and encourages young people to eat healthily, understand and learn about food provenance whilst capturing their imaginations.

About 400 educators, human - services professionals, and officials of religious organizations gathered at the 10th annual «working with families conference» late last month to plan strategies to grab national attention for problems in their rural communities.

«Over the past year, when I've been talking with people about the problems in schools, the answer is always «distance learning,»» says Rachel Tompkins, president of the Rural School and Community Trust, which advocates for online learning.

Increase Parent Involvement With First Day of School Activities Read about how schools across the nation — in urban, rural, and suburban areas — are breaking down barriers with parents and their communities by making the first day of school an exciting holiday with special activities that include everyone!

Traditional funding systems based on fixed assumptions about staffing, cost reimbursement, and other inputs constrain decisions for rural communities.