PHOTO GALLERY: Emma O'Connell started website to help small farms

December 28, 2012 | 6:35 p.m. CST

Emma O'Connell, who has a garden at her home near Rocheport, started the website Pick-A-Pepper to connect small farms to consumers.

Emma O'Connell walks through her garden in Rocheport on Friday. O'Connell started the website Pick-A-Pepper last year that connects local farmers with local consumers. This week O'Connell added a new section of the site that allows farms to list internship opportunities. | Harry Katz

Kale grows underneath a mini hoop house in Emma O'Connell's garden on Friday. O'Connell, who started the website Pick-A-Pepper, continues to farm throughout the winter. | Harry Katz

Chickens stand near their coop in Emma O'Connell's garden in Rocheport on Friday. O'Connell and her family try to live as sustainably as possible. | Harry Katz

Emma O'Connell inspects spinach growing in her home garden in Rocheport on Friday. O'Connell is living nearly entirely off what she has produced from her garden. | Harry Katz