A note from the cover photographer, Ned Castle:

“For several years now I have followed the growth of the New Farms for New Americans project [see New to America]. It has gone from a pilot refugee agriculture project with a handful of farmers to a well-established farming and micro-enterprise program with dozens of participants from a range of countries. The Association of Africans Living in Vermont and, more specifically, Josie Weldon of the New Farms for New Americans program, have done a tremendous job designing and implementing a project that provides unique opportunities for its participants and meaningful collaborations with stakeholders throughout our community. I am always excited when Josie invites me to the farm to capture people at work—which was the case the day this cover photograph was taken of Dina Uwimana, a refugee from Burundi, preparing her plot for planting. Visit www.nedcastle.com to check out more photos of the project and other interesting things happening in Vermont and elsewhere.”