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What We Choose to Protect
A farmer provides water for horses in Rio Verde Foothills, Ariz., on Feb. 23, 2023. Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images
Mollie Engelhart
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For most Americans, water comes out of a faucet so reliably that it barely enters conscious thought. For farmers, water determines whether the next generation gets to stay on the land.

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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.