women farmers Archives - resilience

Women in Agriculture

Wed, 08 Mar 2023 12:54:40 +0000

How my late grandmother, Veronica Isieke, defended the rights of rural women to own land and feed families

Wed, 10 Mar 2021 12:14:53 +0000

The Rise of Women in Agriculture

Thu, 30 Jan 2020 13:06:38 +0000

Mass Movement and the “Femininization” of Agriculture

Wed, 19 Jun 2019 11:23:35 +0000

GREEN Foundation is Reversing Negative Effects of the Green Revolution

Mon, 09 Apr 2018 11:48:01 +0000

#WomeninAg: Words of Wisdom from Women Farmers

Tue, 31 Mar 2015 03:28:00 +0000

For Women’s History Month, CUESA is spotlighting women who are transforming our food system.

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Women Over 65 Own Nearly a Third of Iowa’s Farmland—Can They Prevent the Next Dust Bowl?

Thu, 26 Feb 2015 04:39:58 +0000

“Being invisible does two things: You think you don’t have any responsibilities [and] you’re just left out.”

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Think You Know What a Farmer Looks Like? Think Again.

Wed, 23 Apr 2014 03:16:00 +0000

When Lindsey Morris Carpenter was a college student studying art in Philadelphia, she never expected that...she would spend most of her days fixing up tractors, turning piles of manure, and corralling chickens.

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Becoming an Ecopreneur

Mon, 24 Jun 2013 05:56:00 +0000

From the Mother Earth News Fair, we hear about Life on the "Farmstead." Lisa Kivirist turns her dreams of small-scale food into a real living in Wisconsin. Lisa has tips for us all.

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Food & agriculture – June 4

Tue, 04 Jun 2013 05:32:00 +0000

•Breaking the grass ceiling: On U.S. farms, women are taking the reins •The USDA's Latest Report on Energy Use in Agriculture •More Than Honey •Is the US About to Become One Big Factory Farm for China? •Peak Water, Peak Oil ...Now, Peak Soil?

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