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Food insecurity and intimate partner violence (IPV) are important public health issues and are often linked. In this article we describe a series of interviews, aiming for a more detailed understanding of how food insecurity and IPV contour the lives of women in rural Vermont. Interviews highlighted how violence affects eating habits, and the role of other health issues and experiences such as incarceration and substance use. Participants shared their idea of good food, and barriers to good food. While obtaining enough calories and nutrients is important for health, participants spoke about the importance of food as a demonstration of love, care, and bonding. This aspect of eating may be even more critical for IPV survivors, who often experience intense feelings of isolation. Participants also identified community resources, causes of violence, and ideas for prevention. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper explores the trope of pastoral harmony in environmental literature, art, and media. Some themes in the pastoral harmony trope are arcadia, idyll, elegy, utopia, balance of nature, rootedness, locality, rurality, and natural health. Of particular focus in this piece is the celebration of agriculture and agricultural landscapes. By analyzing two case studies of contemporary artists who celebrate agriculture in their work, I explore the themes and tensions in modern pastoral art, which both "sells" the pastoral lifestyle and embraces progressive social and environmental ideals. The case studies include photographer and filmmaker Ben Stechschulte and music by Rising Appalachia. In a world of climate crisis and social injustice, these artists demonstrate a pastoral vision that prescribes a more nuanced understanding of rurality as the antidote to fractured relationships between human groups and the more-than-human world. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]