Rural Economic Development
Stephen Ward
Featured Resources
A Primer on Rural Community Sustainability
This primer is intended to serve Extension personnel and community leaders as they work in local communities facing decisions with long-range implications.
WealthWorks in Practice - Rural Wealth Creation
Four videos explain WealthWorks, the rural wealth creation approach to local economic community development.Latest Resources
Oregon Community Food Systems by the Numbers: Oregon's Farmers Markets
Examines the impact of farmers markets in low-income areas of Oregon with low access to supermarkets. One in a series of fact sheets that monitors trends and changes in various dimensions of the food system.
Unabandoned Documentary of Eastern Oregon
Five OSU students produce a documentary of their exploration of the meaning of community in rural Eastern Oregon.
Economic Linkages and Impact Analysis for the Oregon Sea Grant Programmed and Operated Hatfield Marine Science Center Visitor Center
The Oregon Sea Grant Visitor Center at Hatfield Marine Science Center attracts 150,000 visitors a year and does not require an admission fee. Surveying visitors, 39% of all people indicated that half or more of their reason for coming to the Oregon coast was to visit the Visitor Center.Latest News
Growing Farms hybrid course gets farmers off to a good start
Dec 29, 2016
Dive deeper into the business of farming
Farmers' markets growing in popularity but not all succeed
Jul 23, 2007
Almost half of all new farmers' markets close within, or after, their first year of operation according to a new study from Oregon State University.
County fairs boost local economies
Aug 8, 2006
A new study finds that county fairs generate local dollars and build social capital.
