Think Rural Podcast

Episode 1.10 - Are Fruits and Vegetables Sweeter/Better in Rural Areas?

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People who live in rural areas experience numerous challenges that can negatively affect the way they live, work, and play. Living in a rural area is definitely an adventure, but it has many benefits! Check out this week's episode: Episode 1.10 - Are Fruits and Vegetables Sweeter/Better in Rural Areas?).

Listen to Kyndall Thompson (Undergraduate Fellow) and Anna Laurent (Graduate Fellow) as they reflect on their experiences with farmer's markets, grocery stores, and fruits/vegetables in rural areas!

  1. Tell me about your favorite fresh fruit/vegetable that grows in your community.
  2. What is a farmer’s market? What are the benefits to visiting a farmer’s market?
  3. Does locally grown produce taste differently than produce you purchase in the store?
  4. What do you do to keep your produce fresh?
  5. If you could grow anything in your backyard or on your porch, what would you grow and why?
  6. When you are looking at purchasing produce in the supermarket, do you typically look for produce grown in the US?

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    Our Rural Communication/Social Media Executive Director is:

    Dr. Jennifer T. Edwards, Tarleton State University


    Our Rural Communication Scholars are:

    Ava Francesca Battocchio - Michigan State University (Lansing, MI)

    Clinton Brown - Marshall University (Huntington, WV)

    Courtney Cole - Regis College (Weston, MA)

    Xuewei Chen - Oklahoma State University (Stillwater, OK)

    Subi Gandhi - Tarleton State University (Stephenville, TX)

    Allison Hahn - City University of New York (New York City, NY)

    Kevin Hales - University of Missouri (Columbia, MO)

    Son Mai - McNeese State University (Lake Charles, LA)

    Rob Patterson - University of Virginia/McIntire School of Commerce (Crozet, VA)

    Nicola Ritter - Texas A&M University (College Station, TX)

    Ashli Stokes - University of North Carolina - Charlotte (Charlotte, NC)

    Bryce Tellmann - South Dakota School of Mines & Technology (Rapid City, SD)

    Bradley Wolfe - Ridgewater College (Nicollet, MN)

    Our Rural Communication/Social Media Graduate Fellows are:

    Shitara Taylor, Tarleton State University

    Anna Laurent, Tarleton State University

    Magnolia Dunlap, Tarleton State University

    Lauryn Harris, Tarleton State University

    Our Rural Communication/Social Media Undergraduate Fellows are:

    Rhiannon McClain, Tarleton State University

    Katelyn West, Tarleton State University

    Robin Hicks, Tarleton State University

    Esmeralda Juarez, Tarleton State University

    Kyndall Thompson, Tarleton State University

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