Forum discusses reviving rural communities - High Plains Journal
By Kylene Scott
Rural roots often grow deep—in the communities that serve them—and the people that call them home.
The Farm Foundation Forum, Reviving Rural: Agriculture as the Heartbeat of Healthy Communities, was held recently online, by the Farm Foundation and the American Farmland Trust to help have the needed conversation of protecting and enhancing agriculture, which can help the revival of rural health, prosperity and resilience.
Featured speakers included Julia Freedgood, senior fellow at American Farmland Trust; Xochitl Torres Small, the 15th U.S. Deputy Secretary of Agriculture; Alan Morgan, CEO of the National Rural Health Association; and Jeff Winton, founder and chairman of Rural Minds, a nonprofit dedicated to advancing mental health awareness and resources. Freedgood and Small will be featured in this article, another story is planned on mental health featuring Morgan and Winton.