Revitalization and empowerment begins where you are as a person and in your local community. Our "signature" approach is developed around regions as described in the Regional Revitalization and Empowerment Strategy. There is no pre-set size for regions, but a rule of thumb might be a 50 mile radius from your central location.
The Rural Innovation Institute is located in the Quad Cities - 13 communities located along the Mississippi River in Iowa and Illinois.
Below you can find information related to the Quad Cities, and what we feel is important as we begin a new phase of development in the world.
Regional Businesses, Organizations and Attractions
Food Producers / Farmers Markets / Restaurants
- ILIowa Local Foods Directory 2011 - download PDF -
provided through Univ. of Illinois Ext. / Rock Island County
ISupply - Illinois providing assistance to create new food
systems
MOONCAT Sustainability, Fulton IL CSA:
Local Arts / Crafts
[starpower]* - a lifestyle centered around design, culture
and music.
Handmade City - a cooperative of local artists
SIS International - a beautiful fair trade shop, in Davenport
Nature Areas & other attractions
Quad Cities Wild Places - brought to you by River Action
Other Important Links and Organizations
Living Lands and Waters- cleaning our rivers, planting
trees and educating about the importance of stewardship
of Earth.
Daytrotter - live music, recorded here
Enjoy Illinois - a phone app with 10,000 things to do in
Illinois
Kids, Energy Education - University of Northern Iowa, Energy
and Environmental education
Yep, It's Rocket Science and YIRS (Youth Inspired Rocket Science) a
collaboration between Bob Windt and Sarah Ford, a book of simple
science education, model rockets, airplanes, boats, etc. - all made with
materials from around home.
Hover Kids - A project of Bob Windt inventor of the Universal
Hovercraft -
