One of the images that I create for Johnson’s Backyard Garden every week is called the box photo. It is intended to illustrate to the CSA members what they might be getting in their share. Here is a description from the JBG website that describes what the CSA is if you are not familiar.

“What is Community Supported Agriculture?

Community Supported Agriculture is much different than going to the local grocery and buying your vegetables. It is a direct partnership between you the consumer and our farm. CSA members pay in advance for a share of the upcoming harvest and are ensured high-quality local produce, and we the farm are ensured a consistent market. Produce is harvested directly from our fertile and certified organic vegetable fields located along the Colorado River just East of Austin. Immediately after harvest, we deliver "CSA shares" to our members' homes, offices, and over 30 community pick-up locations all on the same day.”

On Tuesday’s you can often find me arranging veggies near the ground and then perched high atop of a 6ft ladder hovering my camera over that week’s gorgeous harvest. After many years of feedback from customers, this seems to be one of their favorite images of mine to see on the JBG website. It has definitely evolved over the years. Here are a few recent ones that I think turned out pretty good.

Photo of me in the cabbage patch by Brenton Johnson, owner of the farm.