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Working for Us! APA NPC NYC (9107316) May 8, 2017 STaR Session New Ruralism is the preservation and enhancement of urban edge rural agricultural areas as places that are indispensable to the economic, environmental, social, and

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Working for Us!

APA NPC NYC (9107316) May 8, 2017

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STaR Session

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“New Ruralism is the preservation and enhancement

  • f urban edge rural agricultural

areas as places that are indispensable to the economic, environmental, social, and cultural vitality of cities and metro regions.”

Sibella Kraus’ Vision Statement

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Just the foodshed for metro areas?

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Scale of Urban (?) Population in Northern New England

Manchester ~ 110,400 Nashua ~ 87,150 Portland ~ 66,300 Concord ~ 42,400 Burlington ~ 42,300 Lewiston ~ 36,400

from: 2013 US Census data

(USDA: Definition of rural community = < 50,000 population)

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Universal Attraction of The Place

South Royalton, Vermont

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Award-winning Downtowns

Dover, NH

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Healthy Community Values Focus

Economic Social Environmental How are we building on modern technology and infrastructure to support a thriving environmental, economic and social fabric?

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Individualism within Community

  • volunteerism
  • empowerment
  • ingenuity, creativity
  • entrepreneurism
  • co-operatives
  • local ownership
  • self-sufficiency
  • leadership!
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Strong Character

  • historic fabric of

stonewalls, town centers, barns - “soul” of great communities

  • spaces where people stand

and gather, smiling, hugging, talking

  • connection to natural

systems

  • community celebration
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http://nnecapa.org/resources/newruralism/ Contacts Peg Elmer Hough elmer.peg1@gmail.com Lynne Seeley lseeley1@maine.rr.com Jo Anne Carr jacarr354@gmail.com Chad Nabity ChadN@grand-island.com

This Project has been funded by: NNECAPA (Northern New England Chapter APA) APA CPC (Chapter President’s Council)

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New Ruralism? Working for Us!

Vermont Case Study Examples Peg Elmer Hough, AICP

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“Vermont’s Farm to Plate is THE model of every other state's process, at least in New

  • England. I think nationally it is a model as

well.”

Mark Lapping, Principal Investigator, Maine Food Strategy and Distinguished Professor, University of Southern Maine

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http://www.ers.usda.gov/data/organic/

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http://www.vtfarmtoplate.com/atlas

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http://www.screaminridgefarm.com

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New Ruralism attributes fostered:

  • entrepreneurism
  • community self-sufficiency
  • creativity
  • local ownership
  • sustainability
  • protecting working landscape
  • focus on vulnerable populations
  • leadership
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Community-based social marketing initiative to promote home weatherization in the town of Thetford

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Credit: Thetford HEAT

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Volunteers, and Leaders!

Credit: UVVC Credit: Thetford HEAT

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New Ruralism attributes fostered:

  • entrepreneurism
  • self-sufficiency!
  • creativity
  • local ownership
  • sustainability
  • focus on vulnerable populations
  • leadership
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Longterm power outages = our most common hazard to mitigate

Credit: UVVC

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Northfield’s Water Street: Flood Recovery on a Neighborhood Scale

Credit: Town of Northfield

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Credit: Town of Northfield

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Water Street Park

Credit: Town of Northfield

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Credit: Jade Burkart, Norwich University, ‘15

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New Ruralism attributes fostered:

  • community self-sufficiency and resilience
  • connection to natural systems
  • protecting historic working class

neighborhood

  • sustainability
  • focus on vulnerable populations
  • keeping “soul” of great communities alive
  • leadership
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*Lubec * Grand Lake Stream * Deer Isle

MAINE

Lynne Seeley

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Grand Lake Stream, Maine

Population 109 (2010 census)

Renowned Outdoor Recreation Destination

Photo: DLLT

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Photo: DLLT

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CREATIVE PARTNERING

Downeast Lakes Forestry Partnership

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INNOVATIVE

Utilizing Carbon Offset Market to Meet Conservation Goals

Photo: DLLT

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VOLUNTEERISM

DLLT Photo

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LUBEC, MAINE

Population 1,359 (2010 census)

Easternmost town in the United States

Photo: Pinterest

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LUBEC COMMUNITY OUTREACH CENTER

Working together for each other

Photo: LCOC

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LEADERSHIP + VOLUNTEERISM

Afterschool and Senior Programs

Photos: LCOC

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LOCAL FOODS

Healthy food, community collaboration, and connection

Get Growing Program

Photo: LCOC

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COLLABORATION

with Good Shepherd Food Bank

Local Community Food Pantry

Photos: LCOC

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DEER ISLE, MAINE

Population 1,975 (2010 Census)

Map: City-Data.com

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Island Employee Cooperative

The Galley, Burnt Cove Market, V&S Variety & Pharmacy

Photo: Cooperative Institute

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INNOVATIVE

LOCAL SUCCESSION MODEL

Photo: Island Ad-Vantages

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CREATIVE FINANCING

Photo: CEI

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Jo Anne Carr, D.LP

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Women’s Rural Entrepreneurial Network http://wrenworks.org/

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Women’s Rural Entrepreneurial Network http://wrenworks.org/

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The Bethlehem Community Mural on the side of our LocalWorks Marketplace Women’s Rural Entrepreneurial Network http://wrenworks.org/

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WRENegades Women’s Rural Entrepreneurial Network http://wrenworks.org/

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WREN WORKS MAKER STUDIO Women’s Rural Entrepreneurial Network http://wrenworks.org/

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WRENzine Women’s Rural Entrepreneurial Network http://wrenworks.org/

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http://www.plymouthenergy.org/

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http://www.plymouthenergy.org/

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http://www.plymouthenergy.org/

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http://www.plymouthenergy.org/

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http://www.plymouthenergy.org/

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http://www.plymouthenergy.org/

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http://www.monadnockathome.org/

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http://www.monadnockathome.org/

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http://www.monadnockathome.org/

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http://www.monadnockathome.org/

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http://www.monadnockathome.org/

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http://www.monadnockathome.org/

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http: / / nnecapa.org/ resources/ newruralism/ Contacts Peg Elmer Hough elmer.peg1@gmail.com Lynne Seeley lseeley1@maine.rr.com Jo Anne Carr jacarr354@gmail.com Chad Nabity ChadN@grand-island.com This Project has been funded by: NNECAPA (Northern New England Chapter APA) APA CPC (Chapter President’s Council)

New Ruralism ? W orking for us!!

Through a series of brainstorming sessions NNECAPA roughly defined New Ruralism, for the purpose of collecting successful case studies, as having these attributes. Local Leadership is the key magic ingredient Prom oting I ndividualism w ithin Com m unity

  • everyone is important
  • grounding, centering
  • volunteerism
  • democracy is alive – citizen empowerment
  • fostering creative spirit
  • fostering self-sufficient individuals and communities

Sim plicity and Enlightenm ent

  • fostering entrepreneurism, ingenuity, flexibility
  • co-operatives, commons
  • reliance on local food, energy fuel and fiber
  • local ownership
  • decentralized, integrated infrastructure
  • creating “closed-loop” systems
  • putting long-term sustainability before quick profits

Enhancing com m unity “soul” via place-m aking

  • protecting the historic fabric of stonewalls, town centers, barns,

working landscape and waterfronts

  • connection to natural systems
  • creating spaces where people stand and gather, smiling,

hugging, talking

  • celebration via community service, music, art, dance, theater:

promoting sharing, pride of place, trust, a fun place to be!

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http: / / nnecapa.org/ resources/ newruralism/ Contacts Peg Elmer Hough elmer.peg1@gmail.com Lynne Seeley lseeley1@maine.rr.com Jo Anne Carr jacarr354@gmail.com Chad Nabity ChadN@grand-island.com This Project has been funded by: NNECAPA (Northern New England Chapter APA) APA CPC (Chapter President’s Council)