CONTENTS Volume 76 | OCTOBER 2023 | Number 10 12 42 48 8 The power of electric cooperatives October is National Co-op Month 16 Honey haven Harold's Famous Bee Co. harvests honeybee power 22 Missouri weird and wonderful Reedy Press books celebrate the Missouri you never knew 38 Family, bluegrass and the open road Lindley Creek exports Ozarks bluegrass to the nation 42 Trailblazing fox trotters 48 Pick a pumpkin patch Missouri's horse trots into new territory Grab the family and find a patch near you this fall ON THE COVER Harold's Famous Bee Co. of Ste. Genevieve focuses on honey products, including Harold's Famous Bee Cream that is made from honeybee venom. Read the story on page 16. HoneyCover.indd 1 MISSOURI RURAL OCTOBER 2023 | ruralmissouri.coop IN EVERY ISSUE 4 Cooperation 5 Perspectives 12 Neighbors 29 Recipes 34 Eats 50 Events 54 Just4Kids Co-op Month | HoneyBadger Grill | Lindley Creek 9/7/23 8:36 AM OCTOBER 2023 | RURALMISSOURI.COOP 3http://www.ruralmissouri.coop http://www.RURALMISSOURI.COOP