Category: Stories

Rural by choice Kansas residents face unique challenges like family questioning and isolation. Jenny Russell discusses how the internet economy helps young adults ages 21-39 build intentional lives in small towns.

Support rural towns with five practical ways to help, from moving your job back and starting a business to finding local jobs and using opportunity zones. Learn why backing rural life means success.

Identity in rural towns requires going deeper than generic symbols. Jenny Russell shares how a Phillipsburg bakery found their unique claim with the ‘big honker donut’ and why buffalo statues aren’t specific enough.

If you’ve never been to a rural area, you have less care as to the issues and the great parts of a rural area. That disconnect is growing fast, especially as fewer people have any connection to rural life; no hometown, no family farm, no visits out past the city limits.

Rural economic development is more than just buzzwords, it’s the lifeline for small towns and communities struggling to stay alive. In this episode of Less People, we break down what really moves the needle, the challenges rural areas face, and why it matters now more than ever. If you care about the future of rural America, this is your starting point.