The Institute for Rural Vitality is designed to leverage the resources at SUNY Cobleskill and fuel economic vitality in rural New York. It accomplishes this goal by engaging regional partners through collaboration to enhance community and regional economic development.
FuzeHub spoke to Dr. Scott Ferguson, Executive Director at the Institute for Rural Vitality, and Seth Brown, Program Staff Assistant, about how the extensive resources at SUNY Cobleskill, like the Mohawk Valley Farm and Food Business Incubator & Accelerator, leverage access to resources such as commercial kitchens, and dairy and meat processing facilities to ignite growth in rural New York.
Click play below to listen to the conversation below.