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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Lida Farm, August 29, 2014: This was a harvest day at Lida Farm, when the Pesches fill boxes with produce for distribution to their CSA members. I found this ordinary moment between Ryan and Willem—father and son—quite touching; I thought of the universal hope of gaining just a little bit of immortality by passing knowledge and experience on to a child.