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This week on Yonder Radio, we start off talking about a movement to grow water-conscious and delicious grains in Colorado’s San Luis Valley. Community organizations and businesses are partnering to put rye, and other crops that do well in dry climates, on the map for farmers, entrepreneurs, and consumers.

Then, culture reporters Susannah Broun and Madelon Basil dissect the latest albums from Noah Kahan and Kacey Musgraves, two rural artists whose new music is all about leaving home, and coming back again.

Daily Yonder contributor Nhatt Nichols takes us to coastal Washington, to learn about how local organizations are repopulating  ...