In Her Hands: Women Cultivating North Carolina

2024, Documentary Photography, Experimental Image Scans, Filmmaking

What does it mean to be a woman working in agriculture? In Her Hands: Women Cultivating North Carolina’s Land explores this question through the documentation of the harvest and people of four farms where conscientious farming practices and intentional investments in education are shaping the future of farming. Through experimental crop imaging, documentary photography and filmmaking, this project explores how conceptions of gender can influence access and acceptance of roles within agriculture. This project reflects on the strength, resilience, and adaptability of farmers who have embraced the ways they are particularly fit to sustain, educate and nourish their families and surrounding communities through their farms.

In celebration of the farmers and the work put towards this regional, community-driven project, an exhibition and panel talk took place at The Kenan Institute for Ethics at Duke University in November of 2024.

This project will continue to take shape in different forms over time, with an aim to complete the short film portion of this project in 2026.