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.
Trenton's progress
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June 28, 2015: I went to the Michels farm one day to have Trenton write down his recollection of how he came to start his dairy operation. His path began in the 4-H Club while in the fourth grade, so I asked him to put it in the form of a growth chart, the kind inscribed on a child’s closet door during his formative years.