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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Michels farm, June 28, 2015: Trenton with his parents Melanie and Jim Michels and Willy the farm dog. The younger generation led this family into farming, the parents having no farm background. Melanie and Jim both have off-farm jobs but also seem to know a lot about farming now, learned through helping Trenton with his dairy operation.