Real Food, Real Farmer
I felt like I knew this guy. He reminded me a friend's dad. I met him because I'd stumbled upon an article on Grist.org while doing "research" into the local food issue. I learned about a small local food movement in Sioux City, IA., and once there I proceeded to meet Ron Muth.
He's a guy who spent 30 years building CAFOs and decided he'd had enough. Today he owns a fabulous little shop called the One Stop Meat Shop that serves as an outlet for all the progressive local farmers to sell their meat, produce, cheese and alike.
We caught up at the Saturday farmer's market and his gracious, frank style made my day. He shared stories, insights, and a laugh or two over the course of the morning. Since the normal omelet guy wasn't working that morning he turned me onto a diner that served his buffalo. In that diner I met folks who turned me onto a friendly soul to visit in Sturgis. It's a study in coincidence and good luck...local stlye.
This shot was made on the back of his truck. There's another in my flicker feed using some found open shade.
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He's a guy who spent 30 years building CAFOs and decided he'd had enough. Today he owns a fabulous little shop called the One Stop Meat Shop that serves as an outlet for all the progressive local farmers to sell their meat, produce, cheese and alike.
We caught up at the Saturday farmer's market and his gracious, frank style made my day. He shared stories, insights, and a laugh or two over the course of the morning. Since the normal omelet guy wasn't working that morning he turned me onto a diner that served his buffalo. In that diner I met folks who turned me onto a friendly soul to visit in Sturgis. It's a study in coincidence and good luck...local stlye.
This shot was made on the back of his truck. There's another in my flicker feed using some found open shade.
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10 comments:
Great photo and nice story behind it. Thanks for sharing!
Great portrait. I love farmers! They know how to keep it real better than anyone else.
More inspiring, to me, than your previous photos of barren nonurbania.
Great photo. Excellent story.
Strong portrait...Moving story.
I am so sad to have missed you in Sioux City, IA. I was out of town at my 40th high school reunion in FL.
If you have time, check out my local eating journal at www.woodburyorganics.com
Hope some day I will meet you. Ron Muth is a hoot.
Rob Marqusee
Woodbury County - Rural Economic Dev
Wow! great portrait!
The eyes are are ...phaaa i'm speechless.
Awesomesauce (as someone recently said to me). Love these kinds of encounters, love these kinds of stories. Very excited to hear that all of the changes in food/food policy aren't coming from just the two coasts.
Coming from a farm family, I enjoyed reading the story behind this great photograph. You really portrayed the true hard working American through the colors, the details, and capture of expression on his face.
Rob, thanks for following along. kudos to you for your efforts past and present. i'm sure our paths will cross and by way of follow-up I may be calling you to chat. again, thanks. c
Hi
I discovered your blog through Strobist
This picture reminds me the book of Douglas Kennedy, whom i don't remember the title right now, but the story's about a photographer who kills his wife's lover, and escape in Montana.
There, he makes a lot of shots of the people living there and starts to became really famous.
Well, this picture is the graphical expression of that book.
I saw your video on wired too, about shooting people in the street. I assume you took this picture with a digital camera ? How did you managed the brightful colors with this pic ? Lightroom ? Photoshop ? Aperture ?
Bye from France :)
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