The First Two Days – Rural Assembly

Rural Food Traditions: Fry Bread

May 15, 2024 No Comments

Welcome to Rural Food Traditions, a podcast series of Rural Remix. We’re starting where many meals across diverse food traditions begin: with bread. Food is a uniter; and across culinary traditions, bread is a common thread. On this episode, host Teresa Collins talks with chef Nico Albert Williams about fry bread. They discuss the bread’s Native American roots, controversial history, and Nico’s personal relationship to the language of food.

Save the Date: Rural Assembly Everywhere: Nurturing Thriving Communities

May 7, 2024 No Comments

We are excited to announce the upcoming Rural Assembly Everywhere 2024 event, focusing on nurturing thriving communities.

Are we American? Are we border people?

May 1, 2024 No Comments

The Rural Assembly’s Taneum Fotheringill shares insight. from story circles held in the Rio Grande Valley.

Drawing Resilience: Lissette Garay

April 24, 2024 No Comments

Lissette Garay is a Michelin-trained Chef specializing in traditional Mexican cooking techniques. She and her wife Cassandra Garay own La Cocina, a restaurant in Port Townsend, Wa. Lissette has been working with the Organic Seed Alliance to create a type of masa corn for tortillas that will grow in the short daylight season of the Pacific Northwest. After years of research, the Garay’s and their staff are finally planting their first crop. Their dream is to make corn tortillas for their community with the smallest possible footprint, while creating jobs for local farmers and cooks.

Lessons of Hope and Inspiration from an RGV Classroom

April 18, 2024 No Comments

A visit to two classrooms in the Rio Grande Valley reveals optimism, fortitude, and tenacity, writes Rural Assembly Deputy Director Libby Lane.

Whitney Kimball Coe on stage at University of Chicago

Watch: Our Fraying Common Purpose: Rebuilding Democracy One Neighborhood at a Time

April 18, 2024 No Comments

Watch: Our Fraying Common Purpose: Rebuilding Democracy One Neighborhood at a Time, featuring Whitney Kimball Coe in conversation with Stephen Heintz, Rockefeller Brothers Fund and Michael Smith, CEO of AmeriCorps, for “Our Fraying Common Purpose: Rebuilding Democracy One Neighborhood at a Time at UChicago Institute of Politics’ Bridging the Divide: Forging the Ties between Urban and Rural America conference.