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.
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Kubitz farm, November 25, 2013: The barn has no heat source other than the cows. Their body heat keeps it quite comfortable in winter, such as when this photo was made, but it can make milking hot work in summer. As I watched Evan at work with the milking cluster in hand, it became even clearer to me which was the business end of these cows.