At the 2009 National Rural Assembly, environmental justice (EJ) was raised as a critical issue for rural America. To explore these issues for the June 2011 Rural Assembly, telephone interviews were conducted with 22 representatives from government agencies, nonprofit organizations, academic institutions, and rural communities throughout the country. In addition, 20 responses to a national survey were received and compiled. The analysis and synthesis of these results provide the main content for this report.
Drawing Resilience: Nicole Cormier
September 22, 2026
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Out in rural Cape Cod, holistic nutritionist and dietician Nicole Cormier is busy weaving community resilience with herbalism, agriculture and clinical practice in one of the only internships of its kind in the U.S. She’s also deeply engaged in feeding community; both her own and those that need additional care and support.
