By Uche Isieke, Resilience.org
Growing under the watch of a focused, fearless, and nature-friendly grandmother contributed largely to my love for nature and belief that women have a right that should be preserved and respected.
By Emily Folk, Conservation Folks
While there are more women in agriculture than ever before, that doesn’t mean they don’t face discrimination. To this day, the industry is very much a boys’ club. This is a central contribution as to why women haven’t pursued careers in agriculture in the past.
By Gabrielle Lipton, Global Landscapes Forum
Van Noordwijk is one of the foremost researchers when it comes to investigating the interplay between climate change and human movements, oftentimes through the lens of agroforestry.
By Jared Kaufman, Food Tank
The GREEN Foundation is working to slow the rate of farmer suicides in India and improve conditions for farmers—especially women—whose traditional agricultural methods were stripped away by the Green Revolution.
By Brie Mazurek, Center for Urban Education about Sustainable Agriculture
For Women’s History Month, CUESA is spotlighting women who are transforming our food system.
By Sena Christian, YES! magazine
“Being invisible does two things: You think you don’t have any responsibilities [and] you’re just left out.”
By Sena Christian, YES! magazine
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.
By Alex Smith, Radio Ecoshock
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.
By Resilience.org Staff, Resilience.org
•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?