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Photographer Juan Carlos Gonzalez showcases 'Longfellow Farmers' portraits of Vermont women farmers at State House and Fleming Museum
Summary
Photographer Juan Carlos Gonzalez described a multi-year, self-funded project documenting 45 women farmers across Vermont; the exhibit and a self-published book have traveled to Billings Farm, Bennington Museum, the State House and are on display at the Fleming Museum through May 17.
Photographer Juan Carlos Gonzalez presented a portfolio of portraits and a self-published book documenting women farmers in Vermont, saying the project aimed to "amplify the woman agriculture industry" by showing farmers' work and stories.
Gonzalez told the State House audience he began the project after moving to Vermont and noticing the same question—"who's the guy that you get the veggies from?"—was often asked of restaurant staff. He said that prompted him to shift focus to the women who run farms: "there is something here that it can be said, and it could be amplified. And it's the agriculture industry…
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