The Occupational Folklore of Horticulture in the Greater Rochester Area

Summary

I interviewed five horticultural workers in the Greater Rochester, New York area to understand this all too familiar work through a new lens. I conducted five individual interviews at each interviewee’s place of work, which allowed me to take photographs at each garden center and get a feel for what the work environment is like. My hope was to gain a better understanding of occupational folklore...Additionally, I wanted to learn about each person’s individual connection to the field of horticulture and what motivated them to continue working in the field...