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Stories from the Farm
Two Years After Hurricane Helene, I Still Think About Who Got to Go Back to Normal
Two years after Hurricane Helene devastated Western North Carolina, life has gone back to normal for many of us. For others, it never did. I still think about why some of us were okay, the people who lost everything, and how living through those days changed the way I see suffering elsewhere.
How Much Farmland Are We Willing to Trade for Progress?
Technology has given small farms like mine new ways to survive, but it also requires land, power and infrastructure. As development reaches farther into rural America, how do we make room for progress without losing the farmland we still need?
Some Things Are Worth More Than Money
Mountain land has always been valuable to somebody. After watching how quickly Western North Carolina has changed, I’ve started thinking differently about what it means to own a piece of it, what we trade away for money, and what we have a responsibility to leave behind.