Women Farmer Meet-Up: Five Ideas Gleaned from Three Conferences
Nebraska, Oregon, Pennsylvania. Over the past month, I’ve had the opportunity to hit the road and attend and speak at three different women farmer conferences, meeting over 600 inspiring female …
Wormfarm Institute Unites Farmers, Artists, Public
“Rural America is undergoing a period of dramatic cultural and demographic change. Such developments call for our attention and creative action. For thousands of years, farmers in cultures around the …
Lisa Kivirist: Farmer, Author, Activist
“Amplifying the voices of women farmers adds up to a win-win for all of us. As this new crop of female farmers prioritizes organic and healthy growing practices along with …
Good morning! Rice stories. Rice is one of the world’s most important crops. It’s grown all over the world, from California to China. Three pieces for you to read today. …
Lincoln: The Ability to Produce Food = Freedom
When he was stumping for the office of president in 1859, Abraham Lincoln equated the ability of Americans to produce food with freedom. Lincoln said this: “And thorough work, …
The UC Food Observer chooses a handful of important stories for you to read as you finish your work week. On the menu, in no particular order: the keys to …
Opinion: The Rise and fall of the ‘Foodies’
Bill Eberle is an operations manager at the Rosendale Dairy in Pickett, Wisconsin, which is that state’s largest dairy farm. He wrote this opinion piece for the Fond du Lac …
UC Food Observer chooses a handful of important stories for you to read as you finish your work week. On the menu, in no particular order: a Q & A …
Women farmers connect through shared meals
The number of farms run by women in America has increased; women are listed as the principal operators of 14 percent of the nation’s farms. As the number of women …