Where to move? ...grow food ... raise a few chickens

[mcol]

I'd think you would fit in fine down here, but I don't know for absolute sure. The reason I'd think you'd do fine is because you have an open mind, are friendly and appear to be very neighborly. What folks don't like down this way is someone moving in then trying to change everything and everybody around them. As long as you are accepting of the area I really don't think you'd have any problems. Raised beds the way to go for gardening!

[OA 5599]

There were probably half a dozen dark-skinned or mixed raced students in my high school. All of them had plenty of friends and were accepted. Their race seemed to be a complete non-issue. Other towns in the Ozarks may be more or less accepting, I can only speak for my own (which is in the same area as mcol is from). I'd be surprised if you had any problems, but as with mcol, I can't say for sure.