How Local Food Is at the Heart of America’s Rural Renaissance

‘Just four years ago, Main Street in Corbin, Kentucky (pop. 7,300), looked and felt like most downtowns in rural America: Vacant buildings. Empty sidewalks. A few surviving businesses.

Today, though, it’s hard to find a parking space on the mile and a half of Corbin’s Main Street. That’s ok with city leaders and residents who prefer the commerce and community that a busy downtown builds.

“We have a vibrant 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. economy here now,” said Andy Salmons, a 2003 Corbin High School graduate. Salmons came back home a few years ago, opened a specialty coffee shop downtown, and started working as the city’s part-time Main Street manager.’

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