Madrid Iowa Orchard Owners Stand Against a Counterfeit Prophecy for Two Thousand Twenty Six

us, their greetings quiet but respectful, a sharp contrast to the cold shoulders I had received only two weeks ago when the town still believed our land was toxic.

In the main office of the town hall, the interim mayor, Mr. Henderson, was waiting for us behind a desk piled high with municipal folders. He was a retired high school principal with a soft continue reading …