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Winter Storms and the Nature of Being Human2 comments

Jill Henderson wrote 3 months ago: By Jill Henderson – Show Me Oz – Excerpted in part from A Journey of Seasons: A Year in the Ozarks H … more →

Tags: features, A Journey of Seasons, freezing rain, Ice Storm, Jill Henderson, ozarks, show me oz, strangers, The beauty of

The New Day2 comments

Jill Henderson wrote 4 months ago: By Kathleen Gresham Everett As the old year slinks away into the night I will throw my shoes at its … more →

Tags: features, show me oz, Poetry, The new day, new years, Kathleen Gresham Everett, The Course of Our Seasons

Alley Spring: An Ozark Landmark (Part II)2 comments

Jill Henderson wrote 6 months ago: Part Two By Jill Henderson – Show Me Oz – The Ozarks are famous for their grist mills in the way Ver … more →

Tags: features, Nature, outdoors, Missouri Department of Conservation, Alley Spring; Alley Mill; Shannon County; Missouri; Oza

Alley Spring: An Ozark Landmark (Part I)2 comments

Jill Henderson wrote 6 months ago: Part One By Jill Henderson – Show Me Oz – When Dean and I get visitors from out of town who want to … more →

Tags: features, Nature, outdoors, Missouri Department of Conservation, Alley Spring; Alley Mill; Shannon County; Missouri; Oza

Keep It Local: Good Fun for a Great Cause

Jill Henderson wrote 6 months ago: Show Me Oz Whenever you buy locally produced goods and services from businesses and individuals, mos … more →

Tags: features, ozarks, show me oz, Community, Jill Henderson, Seed saving, seed swap, Culture, Oregon County Food Producers and Artisans Co-op

Nathanael Greene-Close Memorial Park and Botanical Center

Jill Henderson wrote 9 months ago: By Jill Henderson A couple of weeks ago I found myself needing to drive to Springfield to have a sea … more →

Tags: features, ozarks, Missouri, show me oz, Jill Henderson, a piece of home, Nathanael Greene-Close Memorial Park, botanical center, Springfield

Keep It Funny!4 comments

Jill Henderson wrote 10 months ago: By Jill Henderson – Show Me Oz - There are so many laments about the bugs in the Ozarks that i … more →

Tags: features, ozarks, show me oz, Jill Henderson, A Journey of Seasons, vance randolph, We Always Lie to Strangers, Insects, Drought

A Gardener's Dream10 comments

Jill Henderson wrote 10 months ago: By Jill Henderson – Show Me Oz - Almost a year ago now, my husband and I settled down into our … more →

Tags: features, gardening, ozarks, show me oz, Jill Henderson, Other People's Gardens, old garden, Leaving, sense of place

The Hillbilly Stereotype and the Modern Ozarker6 comments

Jill Henderson wrote 11 months ago: For many years I have written about the Ozarks.  Most of the time I write about the natural landscap … more →

Tags: features, ozarks, show me oz, Jill Henderson, A Journey of Seasons, History, Hillbilly, Modern Culture, stereotype

The Ozarks Sustainability Festival3 comments

Jill Henderson wrote 1 year ago: The 5th Annual Ozarks Sustainability Festival will be held this Sunday, May 20th from 10:00 AM to 6: … more →

Tags: features, ozarks sustainability festival, West Plains; Missouri; sustainable living; green; alter

A Successful Community Seed Swap6 comments

Jill Henderson wrote 1 year ago: On March 1st, the community of West Plains, Missouri, held their first-ever community seed swap!  It … more →

Tags: features, Community, Seeds, HOW TO?, seed swap, Garden, Seed Exchange

Share the Seed: How a Seed Swap Works12 comments

Jill Henderson wrote 1 year ago: By Jill Henderson – Show Me Oz Swapping seeds is both fun and addictive. I remember the first … more →

Tags: features, gardening, show me oz, Community, Jill Henderson, Seed saving, seed swap, see exchange, how to run a seed swap

The Journey Continues...8 comments

Jill Henderson wrote 1 year ago: It has been a long and eventful year and I would like to say “thank you” to all who have supported m … more →

Tags: features, show me oz, happy new year

Historic Hotel Seeks Artistic Future

Jill Henderson wrote 1 year ago: By Jill Henderson In the small town of Berryville, Arkansas, a piece of Ozarks history is slowly re- … more →

Tags: features, show me oz, Arkansas, Jill Henderson, Grand View Hotel, berryville, historic hotel, Ozarts Center for the Arts, ozarks history

Lawnmowers and Strangers8 comments

Jill Henderson wrote 1 year ago: By Jill Henderson After a long summer of bashing against rocks, half buried stumps, and knee-deep gr … more →

Tags: features, show me oz, Jill Henderson, A Journey of Seasons, lawnmowers, strangers, Inspiration, Acts of Kindness

Joplin, Missouri4 comments

Jill Henderson wrote 2 years ago: I tried to write an article for todays posting, but I just could not focus on anything but the news … more →

Tags: features, Missouri, joplin

4th Annual Ozarks Sustainability Festival4 comments

Jill Henderson wrote 2 years ago: If you live in the Ozarks region, you don’t want to miss the 4th Annual Ozarks Sustainability … more →

Tags: Missouri, show me oz, West Plains, 2011 Events, Festivals, ozarks sustainability festival

Say Cheese: A Dying Family Industry2 comments

Jill Henderson wrote 2 years ago: By Jill Henderson At one time in the not so distant past, the central Ozark region was well-known fo … more →

Tags: features, ozarks, Missouri, show me oz, Jill Henderson, Morningland Dairy, Dairy Industry, CAFO, Confined Animal Feeding Operation

Closest to Everlastin': Ozark Agricultural Biodiversity and Subsistence Traditions (Part Three)2 comments

Jill Henderson wrote 2 years ago: By Brian C. Campbell University of Central Arkansas   Agroecological Knowledge: Ozarkers who engage … more →

Tags: features, ozarks, Missouri, show me oz, Arkansas,      Brian Campbell, agroecological, Self-Sufficiency, Agrobiodiversity


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