Is it hubris to believe that a taste of landrace grits can lead to increased crop diversity and resilience? That a family’s generations-old meat sauce can spark conversations about Appalachia’s hidden potential, or that a food truck can drive conversations on biological and cultural diversity?
Or is it simply a renewed sense of pride and purpose bubbling up from America’s original melting pot; a belief that, despite the suffering and stereotypes inflicted by decades of outsider exploitation, Appalachians are sharing their own narrative, and writing their own future, one in which deep roots are celebrated and where communities rise together, hand-in-hand with stewardship of the land.
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