It was an ordinary day. Reading an article in my Lancaster Newspaper which featured scenes of Lancaster County Amish farmers that were presented in a New York Times profile of a National Geographic photographer. Lose you yet! Photographer George Steinmetz spoke to the Times about his new book, "Feed the Planet," which featured 300 photos depicting food production across 40 countries. Those photos include scenes from Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, including aerial photos of farmland. The story, which was published November 23, and was reported from Paradise, follows Steinmetz on a return trip to Lancaster County to "get a better shot." "The prize - and the challenge - are the stewards: the Lutheran separatists known as the Amish, whose commitment to antique ethics and deep insularity illustrate some rich paradoxes of our ever-expanding, yet persistently local agricultural needs," the story reads. "Jima and preserves go to local tourist shops, pumpkins to Connecticut, and milk and cattle to buyers around the country." "Feed the planet" continues Steinmetz's visual exploration of food production, which started during a 2013 assignment for National Geographic. In 2022, Steinmetz spoke at the Ware Center for an event hosted by "Hourglass Lancaster." Read the New York Times story at land.news/steinmetznyt. It was another extraordinary day in the life of an ordinary guy.
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| George Steinmetz captured Amish dairy farmers harvesting corn. |
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