It’s no secret that the definition of “newcomer” in a rural community is pretty expansive. “Well, she came to talk to your manager about joining the market with her homemade herbal teas, and she got told ‘no. It feels like we’re not one of the locals, that we’re just newcomers, and that kinda hurts, ya know?”It’s no secret that the definition of “newcomer” in a rural community is pretty expansive. It hurts to know your community can’t meet someone’s needs. It hurts to know your community can’t meet someone’s needs.