I sure like seeing all this Ozark talk. Normally I would tell a person that the Ozarks are full of ticks and are terrible, but as several of you know it is a great location--plenty of water, fuel, year round grazing and a relatively low population density. If it is to be filled I hope permaculture folks do it. We have been farming here now for about ten years with greenhouse, gardens, a spring, cattle, poultry, bees, meat goats, hair goats, milk goats, mushrooms. If I can help anyone with info about the area let me know.
P.S. I think the Ozarks should be a separate region from the Midwest. We have very little in common with the corn belt.