A symbol of struggle: The meaning behind the 'field of crosses'

This summer, anyone driving through Klamath Project land will likely pass by many empty fields, left fallow after farms received only 40 percent of their required water allocation this year.

But one piece of idled land is blooming with 2,000 white crosses.

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**ABOVE:** Last year, the field of crosses was a field of hay. This year, a low water allocation for the Klamath Project forced farmer Nick Scala to leave the field idle. **BELOW:** Located in Midland, a field of 2,000 crosses were planted before the Shut Down and Fed Up Rally on May 29.
Photo from Nick Scala.

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