On the Farm (Heritage and Heralded Animal Breeds in Portraits and Stories)

A collection of moving, ethereal portraits of heritage farm breeds from a renowned animal photographer, alongside personal stories and a history of these breeds on American farms.

Aliza Eliazarov's stunning animal portraits have become a national sensation, gracing the pages of The New York Times, Food & Wine, The Washington Post, and more. In On the Farm she tells the stories behind these images, diving into the different heritage animals that have come to define the modern farm movement in America.

These breeds have evolved with humanity for thousands of years, making possible the rise of civilization. Yet in the age of industrialized farming they have become rare, many verging on the edge of extinction. Aliza uses her camera to capture these disappearing animals during all stages of life, from birth to childhood to old age. She shows readers a duck who attends story hour at a local library, a goat who miraculously escaped from a burning barn, a cow named Cardi B who got lost in a storm, and many other heartwarming animals who live among us.

With lyrical stories, historical context, and breed overviews, On the Farm brings to life the animals who we have shaped, and who in exchange have shaped and changed our world.