To us, farming means finding ways to continuously adapt to life’s ebbs and flows. It means always being a student. It means no 9-5 schedule or snow day ever. It means the rest of life pauses for a sick animal, birth, or emergency. It means dirty Carhartts and scratched up hands. It means calling the shots only as much as nature allows.
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"I dearly love farming, it is in my blood and I believe in a particular system of farming which regenerates soil, biodiversity and people. But people and profitability do need to be at the heart of this farming system for it to be truly sustainable!"
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This fall, our harvest was plentiful enough to supply both our family and my in-laws with enough produce, pork and lamb to give us many well rounded meals. Farming has given us the freedom to eat like kings while staying true to our budget, and more importantly, to our values.
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Helen Wagner
an essay by Kellen Kaiser about her godmother, Helen Wagner, a farming pioneer of the first lesbian woman-owned ranch in the United States
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“Being persistent is a must. There are days you don’t want to do the dirty work, but you must. There’s jobs I’ve had to tackle over and over again, and without persistence I would never have conquered them.”
Read MoreStart where you are - an essay by Anne Becker
Read MoreWater, water everywhere and not a drop to drink - an essay by Sarah Cassidy
Read MoreI am my Mother’s garden.
I am her legacy-
And I hope today she feels the love
reflected back from me
"I'm starting to think that about 50% of farming is shoveling. There's also a fair amount of paperwork and accounting."
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"I think the key to our future generations’ support of women in farming is for our children to be taught what farming actually is and to see that it is truly a viable vocation for women. "
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“Garden Group allows us to get out of our heads and tap into fascination- a state of being that has us hooked on the incredible natural stimuli all around. And for my clients, focusing on something other than voices or uncomfortable side effects of medication is a welcomed relief. It’s a kind of therapy that doesn’t have you talking, but has you doing.”
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Jen Welch explores the frustrations of being a small holder farmer in Central Colorado.
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Women Farmers discuss mentors and the advice they have received during their farming careers
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"We were reminded that, with every loss, every heart-wrenching act of letting go, there is always life around the corner. You can always count on life to pull you through. "
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