By Bryan Clifton
As we enter Spring and get ready for backyard gardening season, I was reminded of this photo I took of my farmer friend Ricky B, working the family farm. There’s nothing like a fresh & gritty backyard beet!

Bryan Clifton is the senior photographer at UAMS. His photo and video work has supported a range of local and international entities including Heifer International, Bloomberg Philanthropies, Root Capital, Counterpart International, USDA, USAID, Sustainable Harvest Coffee Importers, Arkansas Children’s Hospital, UAMS (University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences), University of Arkansas Extension, The Clinton Foundation, Equator Coffee, Green Mountain Coffee Roasters (Keurig Green Mountain), Peet’s Coffee, Allied Cycle Works, Arkansas Sustainable Livestock Cooperative, Grass Roots Cooperative/CSA, AARP, ACDI/VOCA, Men’s Journal , Marketplace.org (NPR) and others.