CONTENTS Volume 75 | OCTOBER 2022 | Number 10 32 12 36 12 Woven in love Fourth-generation loom weaver continues to share tradition 18 Saving the stuff of history Family heirlooms join historical society collections 22 Big on pigs Howerton family fi nds a better way to feed the world 24 Energy insights A candid conversation with Associated's general manager ON THE COVER 32 The church with the red roof Red Top Church celebrates 200 faith-fi lled years 36 Mission possible Joplin ministry offers a hand up to those in need Eleven-year-old Ella Rawson learns how to weave a rug on an antique fl oor loom at the Ava Craft Center 2.0 in Burfordville. Read more about the center on page 12. Missouri RURAL OCTOBER 2022 ruralmissouri.coop IN EVERY ISSUE 4 Cooperation 5 Perspectives 8 Community 28 Eats 41 Recipes 46 Events 48 Neighbors 50 Just4Kids Watered Gardens | Primo's | Ava Craft Center 2.0 OCTOBER 2022 | RURALMISSOURI.COOP 3http://www.ruralmissouri.coop http://www.RURALMISSOURI.COOP