A recently completed collaborative project is “Our Food: Our Stories,” an oral history series containing sixteen interviews that seeks to preserve experiences of Ozarks farmers and the rich Ozarks agricultural heritage.

Interviews have been collected from a diverse group of farmers across the region with particular emphasis on the stories of indigenous people, as well as immigrants, veterans, those who are underserved, the socially disadvantaged, individuals of color, as well as beginning and seasoned farmers.

This project is a collaboration between Springfield Community Gardens, the Missouri State University Libraries, and the MSU Ozarks Poverty Working Group.

Springfield Community Gardens sponsored this program in partnership with the Missouri Humanities and with support from the Missouri Humanities Trust Fund.