Working Land refers to two facets of rural landscape: the idea of working the land as a vocation and as a description of productive ground. My family tree includes immigrant ancestors who made a living from working the soil and some of their descendants who carry on this work to the present day. That personal connection to working land inspired the project.
erhard's grove township and soil section
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Kubitz farm, 2015: I have combined my photograph of rolling fields, forest and wetland with a soil profile image from the Natural Resources Conservation Service. This composite takes another measure of the landscape: the fertility of the soil that supports the livelihood of all who successfully work the land.