*Check out the rest of Edwin Remsberg's Georgic Odyssey photographs at the Union Gallery located in the Stamp Student Union*

COLLEGE PARK, MD – The Union Gallery at the University of Maryland presents A Georgic Odyssey: Where Your Food Comes From, an exhibition of photographs by Edwin Remsberg. The exhibition, which contains 54 images, runs from September 20 – November 1, 2007 with an opening reception on September 20, 5-7 PM.

The purpose of the exhibit, according to Remsberg, is to offer a view of a world that exists side-by-side with most people’s lives, but which they rarely see or think about – a behind-the-scenes tour of your dinner.
Food is everyone’s preoccupation, and for some it’s also their occupation. However, there is a gulf between consumers and producers that is too often bridged only by commercial interests. If “you are what you eat,” then this is about who we are.

Remsberg, himself a farmer, has been capturing agricultural images—first on film and now digitally—for 20 years. In 2002 he was asked by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Cooperative State Research Extension and Education Service (CSREES) to help them develop a library of photographs related to agriculture and the land-grant university system, of which the University of Maryland is part. What started as a three-month assignment has lasted more than four years.

Remsberg’s work with USDA has taken him to more than to 29 states and territories. He has photographed oysters in Maryland, blueberries in Maine, potatoes in Idaho, cattle in Montana, mushrooms in Alaska, pearls in Micronesia and pretty much every commodity in between.

The exhibit is made possible thanks to the support of the USDA/CSREES, the University of Maryland College Of Agriculture and Natural Resources, and the Maryland Agriculture Council.

The Union Gallery is located on the first floor of the Stamp Student Union on the campus of the University of Maryland. All events are free and open to the public. The gallery is open Mon – Thurs 10am-8pm, Fri 10am-6pm, Sat 11am-5pm, and is closed on Sunday.

For more information, the public may call (301) 314-8493 or visit the Union Gallery’s website at www.union.umd.edu/gallery.