Peanuts
In Caddo County, Oklahoma, peanut farming's roots run deep in the soil—so deep, in fact, that by 1965 they were the proud producers of over 86 million pounds of peanuts.
In Caddo County, Oklahoma, peanut farming's roots run deep in the soil—so deep, in fact, that by 1965 they were the proud producers of over 86 million pounds of peanuts.
You ever notice how some people are just made of the land they live on? Like they’re stitched together with red dirt, hay twine, and pickup truck exhaust? That was my grandfather, Charlie Opitz.
In a world of paper plates and online condolences, rural America still delivers comfort the old-fashioned way—layered in casserole dishes, marked with Sharpie, and carried in on quiet hands that know grief can’t be solved, only softened.
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