This is nothing at all against Redback (South Australian) primary producers, but it is their Shiraz we crave, not their spuds.
The campaign slogans roll as quickly as melted butter off freshly boiled pink eyes: Save our Spuds; As Tassie as Spuds; Support our Spud Farmers; For Spuds' Sake; Potatoes before Politics; Proud as Potatoes; Give Stink eyes over Pink Eyes.
Read MoreShe craves the unpretentiousness of the people and the way they care for each other in good times and bad.
"There's a certain sense of humility. No one cares where you went to school, the car you drive, or how much you earn (probably because they already know...)," she said.
"Nevertheless, it really doesn't matter."
But even though the district remains her calling, Ms Joyce has her reasons to keep distant.
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