http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_255_Moore_Estates.mp3 Matthew Moore is watching his family farm transform into suburban sprawl, one field at a time. Plone 2.0 http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_255_Moore_Estates.mp3/logo.jpg http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_255_Moore_Estates.mp3 <h4>Moore Estates</h4><p class="imageleft"><img class="image-left" src="resolveuid/38261417af72b744c222b49d2aec5646" alt="Matthew Moore" height="100" width="100" />Matthew Moore</p><p>Matthew Moore grew up farming outside of Phoenix, Arizona. One summer when he came home from art school, he noticed developers had chopped down an old grove of citrus trees that had been there for as long as he could remember. The trees had blocked his view of the city. Suddenly, Matt could see hundreds of new neighbors. The suburbs were much closer than he had realized.<br /></p><p>Since then, Matt has taken over the farm full time to learn as much as he can before it's sold. And he continues to make art. For his most well-known piece, Rotations: Moore Estates, Matt planted crops that would grow to make an exact replica of the suburbs being constructed next door.</p><p class="imageleft"><a title="Moore Estates" href="resolveuid/e22a2199c63e35360f85db056a3d4192" target="_self"><img class="image-left" src="resolveuid/6606ec42bc8674e747108c263a4c51a9" alt="Moore Estates 1" height="100" width="100" /></a>An image of Rotations: Moore Estates from June of 2006, click to see a larger view</p><p>Matt talks with Dick Gordon about coming to grips with selling the family farm.</p><ul><li>See a gallery of <a title="Moore Estates" href="resolveuid/e22a2199c63e35360f85db056a3d4192" target="_self">photos from the farm</a><br /></li><li>Learn more about <a href="http://www.urbanplough.com/" target="_self">Matt's art</a><br /></li><li>See a <a href="http://www.google.com/maps?f=q&amp;hl=en&amp;q=Cotton+Lane++Surprise,+AZ,+USA&amp;sll=33.658942,-112.40329&amp;sspn=0.007734,0.012896&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;ll=33.59589,-112.422667&amp;spn=0.061913,0.103168&amp;t=k&amp;z=13&amp;om=1" target="_self">satellite image of Matt's farm and the suburbs</a><br /></li></ul><a></a><a title="Add To This Story" class="addbtn" href="resolveuid/cc2a8297b6c0d5c86538f03c46448d35" target="_self">Add to story</a><br /><h4>The Last Time I Saw Him  - My Friend, My Mentor</h4><p class="imageleft"><img class="image-left" src="resolveuid/41605b9c56be3c6e189b4f72724d99e8" alt="David Carter" height="100" width="100" />David Carter</p><p>It has been nearly 22 years since David Carter has spoken to his friend Alan Carroll Saveall. He remembers what Alan used to say about work: "Enjoy yourself ... we are not launching a missile here." Dick Gordon talks to David about the treasures he continues to uncover from his short-lived friendship with Alan in Waterville, Maine.</p><p>David Carter now lives and works in Greensboro, North Carolina.</p><ul><li>Read <a title="David Carter's Letter" href="resolveuid/f4e5412b3cd93698b9454a7d8c0dcba1" target="_self">David's Essay about Alan</a><br /></li></ul><a></a><a title="Add To This Story" class="addbtn" href="resolveuid/cc2a8297b6c0d5c86538f03c46448d35" target="_self">Add to story</a><br /> Art Agriculture Matthew Moore Tue, 22 May 2007 05:00:00