It causes me to slow down and actively search and study the rural landscape for the answers. I am taught patience. I walk the fields and look for the patterns and shapes across the land. I seek the evidence of the hand of the farmer who has connected to the land in some manner as he has moved toward sustainability. I capture that change and I attempt to bring the image to fellow farmers for their connection, recognition, and adoption.
Farmers learn from farmers.
I learn from farmers. But in reality, I bring something more powerful than simply an image to the screen or page for the farm families struggling toward a more sustainable agriculture. I bring options and choices. And I bring hope. My eyes are always searching for a more sustainable agriculture.