Washington, D.C.-based photographer Cynthia Connolly journeyed south to Hale County as a Rural Studio Outreach student in 2002. After meeting locals Willie Nell and James Avery, who were starting an organic farm in Newbern, Ala., Connolly proposed building a roadside vegetable stand near their house. After securing state and national grants, she recruited sculptor Butch Anthony and basket maker Estelle Jackson for the project. Connolly built the vegetable stand in collaboration with Anthony over a three-month period, finishing it in early summer, 2003. Located southeast of Greensboro on County Road 42, the open-air structure sits on a concrete plot, Anthony’s... read more

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