Mallory DeVries

If Iowa Had to Feed Itself

A thought experiment about closed Iowa borders and the missing middle of the food system.

Mar 13 • Mallory DeVries

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February 2026

Thinking Upstream About What’s Downstream

How Iowa’s Secretary of Agriculture Race Is Becoming a Referendum on Water Quality, Public Health, and Agricultural Policy

Feb 23 • Mallory DeVries

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Food Must Follow the Flag

Victory gardens, fear, and how immigration enforcement breaks the food system

Feb 2 • Mallory DeVries

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January 2026

Cabbage, Apparently

A reflective essay on why cabbage is having a moment in 2026, and what cooking and precision reveal about choosing the right tools in uncertain times.

Jan 21 • Mallory DeVries

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The Worst Day of the Year

January 6 was the worst day of the year long before it became history. Scarcity, food, and the politics of desperation.

Jan 6 • Mallory DeVries

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December 2025

New Year’s Resolutions For Iowa’s Hungry People

Oh, SNAP: Iowa’s rules police carts, not problems

Dec 30, 2025 • Mallory DeVries

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A Midwest Goodbye to 2025

Good riddance.

Dec 18, 2025 • Mallory DeVries

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November 2025

Everyday Low Wages

Lessons from 4 A.M. Shifts in Walmart’s Produce Aisle

Nov 27, 2025 • Mallory DeVries

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Making "Ends Meat"

The toughest cut you can get.

Nov 16, 2025 • Mallory DeVries

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No, Seriously. Some Rural Communities Want to Die.

How to kill a town in one easy vote.

Nov 5, 2025 • Mallory DeVries

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October 2025

The Mushroom Boom: Innovation or Illusion?

How cultivated mushrooms made me rethink "local"

Oct 5, 2025 • Mallory DeVries

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September 2025

The Best Bite Starts at Home

Why local bites are unforgettable—and what it takes to keep them on our tables.

Sep 28, 2025 • Mallory DeVries

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