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They praise the farmer but starve the program: why not feed our kids Arkansas-grown food?
What would happen if we fed our kids food grown right here in the Delta? We’d nourish our kids and rebuild our rural economies at the same time.
Hallie Shoffner
Apr 172 min read


We Need Our Storytellers Back: The Case for Reviving Rural Newspapers
In small towns, a newspaper is more than a paper. It’s where we read our kid’s name on the honor roll or hear about the last speaker at...
Hallie Shoffner
Apr 152 min read


The Danger of RFK Jr. and the MAHA Movement: When Wellness Becomes a Weapon
Let’s be real clear—talking about food systems and public health isn’t the same thing as actually supporting the people who grow the food.
Hallie Shoffner
Apr 143 min read


When Tariffs Freeze Progress: How Trump's Trade Policy Will Put Our Sweet Potato Dream on Ice
So here we were: a shovel-ready, job-creating, community-rooted project—frozen in place. And that’s the part policymakers often miss.
Hallie Shoffner
Apr 62 min read
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