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The Farm Bill Will Not Save Us but It Still Matters

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The Farm Bill Will Not Save Us but It Still Matters
Indiana farmers ride a tractor through their cornfield in a file photo. Scott Olson/Getty Images
Mollie Engelhart
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I walked the fields this week with Washington on my mind, which is not where I prefer to keep it. The cover crop is coming in after three good rains, and I find myself kneeling down, pulling back leaves, and identifying what is actually growing.

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Mollie Engelhart
Mollie Engelhart
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Mollie Engelhart, regenerative farmer and rancher at Sovereignty Ranch, is committed to food sovereignty, soil regeneration, and educating on homesteading and self-sufficiency. She is the author of “Debunked by Nature”: Debunk Everything You Thought You Knew About Food, Farming, and Freedom—a raw, riveting account of her journey from vegan chef and LA restaurateur to hands-in-the-dirt farmer, and how nature shattered her cultural programming.