Huge difference between northern and southern areas of the state
I never will return to the north. Too industrial Most of the northern part of state were settle from the East.
This area down to the river settled from the south. We have just as many colleges with just as many smart people. And We could survive by living off the land. We’ve not turned our backs on our heritage The Cities of the north (that have grown taking over the furtile farmland) has replaced the farm -and closeness to the land promoting Christian values that once were predominant in the state.
Very well stated.
Home gardens are common here. Canning and hunting are an every day thing. If you don’t have a garden you have farmers markets locally or in the knobs there’s two very large orchards. Families owned and family members work them.