A Texas Wheat Farmer

This story took me back to my roots of why I love photography. My friend Saba approached me with this project and I immediately said yes. Saba is a journalism student at UT, and her and I headed to New Braunfels to meet up with Kameron and Skylar at their farm where they let us in and told us their story.

From Saba:

“Organic and local foods are a staple for more affluent end buyers and restaurant goers. In cities, we indulge in the creative usage of rediscovered heritage products newly introduced to the modern market -- like organic and heirloom grains. Urbanites anticipate happy hours and weekend culinary adventures where they can taste and talk amongst each other about the subtleties of the narrative given by a chef or waitress about that which they dine upon. Yet there is a less glamorous reality that probably are not hearing about tableside. Some farmers labor for our desires and take a huge leap to accommodate our ever changing tastes, as well as our evolving demands for health and nourishment. Though they too may fare better from the changes in the long run, we are often disconnected from why these products cost what they do, or what exactly it takes to get them in our homes, or on our plates at our favorite restaurants.”