USA Projects

I am a fourth generation farmer whose land and life are quickly being overcome by suburbia. Because of the encroachment I was inspired to create the ‘Digital Farm Collective’ to collect and share the images from the most important daily process of agriculture, the growth of our produce. Using time-lapse photography, I have begun the process of filming everything I grow, and inviting other farmers to do the same. The arranged short films show a single production cycle of each plant/tree. Ambient noises are taken from the farm and plants while growing, and musicians inspired by the footage are invited to compose music to accompany the films.   

Funding will be used to create time-lapse photography packages to send to two farmers to film their crops. Each package will include camera equipment, file transfer systems and instruction manuals. Development will include researching equipment, developing systems for file management, crating the instruction manual, recruiting farmers, the camera and technology components themselves, shipping, and storage. This funding will help to kick start the early components of a larger project documenting the life cycle of crops grown by farmers from all parts of the world.