Nearly half of all farmland in the U.S. is owned by women--295,000 of them. In an enterprise traditionally dominated by men, they are taking a lead role in overhauling a complex, often dysfunctional food system. This book features eight stories of women farmers who persevere despite treacherous weather and erratic commodities markets. Smart, independent, hard-working and politically astute, they explain in their own words how and why they chose, and continue to choose, farming.
Nearly half of all farmland in the U.S. is owned by women--295,000 of them. In an enterprise traditionally dominated by men, they are taking a lead role in overhauling a complex, often dysfunctional food system. This book features eight stories of women farmers who persevere despite treacherous weather and erratic commodities markets. Smart, independent, hard-working and politically astute, they explain in their own words how and why they chose, and continue to choose, farming.
Paula vW. Dail is an emerita research professor in social welfare and public policy. Widely published in the social sciences, she is a political activist, former journalist, and award-winning nonfiction writer. She lives in the Lower Wisconsin River Valley of Southwestern Wisconsin.
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Table of Contents Acknowledgments Preface Introduction: The Dirtier My Clothes-The Better My Day: A Brief History of Woman Farmers One. Godspeed the Plow: Spirit Connects with Land, Food and Mother Nature Two. Farming for the Love of God Three. Farming to Heal a Troubled Soul Four. Don't Let Your Daughters Grow Up to Be Farmers: Making a Living Off the Land Five. Voting with a Fork: Farming as a Political Statement Six. Farming for the Love of Farming Conclusion: Cultivating the Dirty Life: Feminism at Its Finest Chapter Notes Bibliography Index
Table of Contents Acknowledgments Preface Introduction: The Dirtier My Clothes-The Better My Day: A Brief History of Woman Farmers One. Godspeed the Plow: Spirit Connects with Land, Food and Mother Nature Two. Farming for the Love of God Three. Farming to Heal a Troubled Soul Four. Don't Let Your Daughters Grow Up to Be Farmers: Making a Living Off the Land Five. Voting with a Fork: Farming as a Political Statement Six. Farming for the Love of Farming Conclusion: Cultivating the Dirty Life: Feminism at Its Finest Chapter Notes Bibliography Index
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