News Archive:
2018:
Snap is a Boon to Urban and Rural Economics - and small-town stores may not survive cuts.
Food Stamps Cuts Could Hit Rural America Hardest
2017:
Kansas Food First - Summer 2017 Edition
This Small Town Refused to Settle for Walmart When Its Last Local Grocery Store Closed
Nutrition for all:KSU helps new initiative improve healthy food access for Kansans
KHF dedicates more than $4 million to healthy food access
2016:
When the local grocery store failed, these folks stepped in to lend it a lifeline
Fifth National Rural Grocery Summit
Agenda for the National Rural Grocery Summit V
Nick Graham as Keynote Speaker for Summit
National Rural Grocery Summit Call for Presentations Reminder
St. John Grocery Store Closing
Call for Presentations and Abstracts
National Rural Grocery Summit V
Rural Grocery Initiative Feeds Small Communities
2015:
Crawford County FEAST Addresses Local Concerns
Small Town Grocery with a Twist
Chapman Food Mart - A Hometown Gem
Community food council hosts panel discussion about grocery store opportunity
K-State’s RGI Working to Increase Healthful Food Options in Rural Grocery Stores
Salina Hosts Meet and Greet to Discuss Local Food System
2014:
Rural Grocery Summit IV PowerPoint slides, agenda and sponsors
The Fourth National Rural Grocery Summit
K-State Receives USDA Research Grant to Advance Work with the Rural Grocery Initiative.
RGI Welcomes New Graduate Research Assistant
2013:
Morland Mercantile Holds Grand Opening
Morland Community Foundation aims to open community kitchen
Customer Service a Family Priority
Kansas Grocery Earns Small Business Awards
Rural Grocery Store Funded by Non-Profit Organization
2012:
Video:Growing A Small Town: What local resident Fred Smith is doing to keep Tipton, KS aliv e
2010:
New Grocery Store Opens in Onaga
Video: Congressman Moran commends community grocery store in Grainfield
Video: Rural Grocery Initiative TV Spot
Video: KSMQ's "Health Connections" - Rural Grocery Stores
Video: Garden of Eden Grocery Store in Little River, KS
Video: CECD Rural Grocery Initiative
Video: Rural Grocery Store Summit 2010
Prior to 2010:
Video: Minnesota youth keeps rural grocery store alive