Natalie is the Director of Downtown Development for the City of Oglethorpe. She has an Etsy shop: https://www.etsy.com/shop/nataliebradley/?fbclid=IwAR1z7IFwvCas1WFbJ5Q5DVY8ZRGr8fOwgqE66GNvqEPo6xtZKYW6LAtFLAk and she reflects on how COVID19 has impacted festivals that so many vendors in rural areas depend on to make ends meet.
Rural communities were struggling before COVID19 but now their recovery is even more uncertain.