Where were you? We drove to Raleigh, NC for the Rural Summit 2024, which is the annual conference hosted by the NC Rural Center. The conference brings together rural champions from across North Carolina to engage in conversations and take … Read more

CHAPEL HILL, NC – March 19, 2024 – UNC Rural is celebrating “Rural Week” by announcing collaborations with dozens of local partners across North Carolina to host Rural Community Conversations. Governor Roy Cooper proclaimed the 3rd week of March to … Read more

Photo by Kim Moore Co-offered by UNC Rural and UNC Research, the Rural Research, Engagement and Advancement Fund (RREAF) supports several strategic initiatives described in Carolina Next. RREAF promotes community-campus partnerships based in rural North Carolina supporting a wide range … Read more

The Carolina Center for Public Service and UNC Rural are hosting the Connect, Engage, Transform: Rural Community Partnerships webinar series to bring together stakeholders from North Carolina’s rural communities and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to highlight … Read more

The Chatham food hub aims to establish a food hub in rural Western Chatham County to serve as a central location for farmers, restaurants, and other food vendors to sell their products directly to consumers. This type of food hub … Read more