Native American farmer and retired teacher Jerri Parker grew up on in agriculture, but now she operates her diversified farm in Cromwell, Oklahoma.With the help from people like Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Soil Conservationist Mary Collier, Parker was able to obtain a hoop house to grow vegetables, and manage her 300 chickens, eggs and beef, she started sell to the public in 2004.
USDA photo by Preston Keres.