Britain’s Blind Farmers Are Teaching Others How to Grow

“We’re trying to give people a chance to stop thinking about limitations and start looking at what they really can do.”

Britain’s Blind Farmers Are Teaching Others How to Grow

“We’re trying to give people a chance to stop thinking about limitations and start looking at what they really can do.”

Credit: Alexander Turner

The US Department of Agriculture has a program to help people with disabilities join the industry.

Alexander Turner is a freelance photographer and journalist based in Bristol, UK. His work has appeared in The Guardian, The New York Times, Libération and many others.

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