4” × 6” Postcard Print
This postcard features a photograph by Alum Bethany Edwards! Bethany, a 2025 Apprentice at Brother Nature Produce in Detroit, MI, writes:
"In film photography, you take the photo, and the results are delayed. With farming, you plant the seeds, give your crop care, and stay hopeful for a harvest. The weather, sunlight, and clouds—all affect the outcome. Like light on film, nature requires constant adjustment. I wanted to document my experience in a format that was also new to me. This experience was, in many ways, my starting point—the foundation of a craft.
I think of Wendell Berry’s words: ‘We have neglected the truth that a good farmer is a craftsman of the highest order, a kind of artist.’ I experienced just this in my month farming at Brother Nature. *The artistry of farming mimics any other art form. You, the artist, can’t always explain it. Maybe it’s the rule of thirds, or maybe it’s the six-row seeder that kept weeds from sprouting. When you see, you know. Science still applies, but there’s also a sense of knowing when you’ve gotten it right."
4” × 6” Postcard Print
This postcard features a photograph by Alum Bethany Edwards! Bethany, a 2025 Apprentice at Brother Nature Produce in Detroit, MI, writes:
"In film photography, you take the photo, and the results are delayed. With farming, you plant the seeds, give your crop care, and stay hopeful for a harvest. The weather, sunlight, and clouds—all affect the outcome. Like light on film, nature requires constant adjustment. I wanted to document my experience in a format that was also new to me. This experience was, in many ways, my starting point—the foundation of a craft.
I think of Wendell Berry’s words: ‘We have neglected the truth that a good farmer is a craftsman of the highest order, a kind of artist.’ I experienced just this in my month farming at Brother Nature. *The artistry of farming mimics any other art form. You, the artist, can’t always explain it. Maybe it’s the rule of thirds, or maybe it’s the six-row seeder that kept weeds from sprouting. When you see, you know. Science still applies, but there’s also a sense of knowing when you’ve gotten it right."
