Joyce Floreen
paints rural Berks County, Pennsylvania with
focus on the Agricultural Land Preservation
farms and farmers

I’ve been driving to all corners of Berks County, Pennsylvania painting the Agricultural Land Preservation Farms… more than 500 families and 50,000 acres are part of this program.

Some places remain the same, comforting silhouettes that signal our history, but others have been brought up to date. Where are the silos? What’s that loooong shed? There’s a plastic serpent stretching out in the meadow. Are there any cow crossings? While looking for tradition, I’m finding change.


Joyce Floreen sketching at Ron & Melody
Kurtz farm, Fleetwood. There’s a strong
breeze blowing all the flies away today.