Voices of International Year of the Woman Farmer
Patience Fielding
Esther Manor Farm "To the next generation of women, I want you to know: your hands carry power. Whether you're growing herbs, running field trips, teaching [...]
Liza Goetz
Wildly Native Flower Farm Chestertown, MD "Change is scary, uncomfortable and can feel daunting. If you have a passion, if you have a vision or a way to do things better or differently [...]
Kymberly Coffman
Classic Cattle Company LLC McGaheysville, VA "Being able to be a part of not only feeding my family but our community and world is important to me. Being involved in agriculture shows the [...]
Lorie Obra
Rusty's Hawaiian Ka‘u District, HI "[Working and being a woman in agriculture] means joining a group of determined women around the world. According to the International Coffee Organization, women own [...]
Katie Adam
Adam Farms Michigan "To me, being a woman in agriculture means working just as hard as the men around me—while also balancing an off-farm career and raising small children. It requires keeping my [...]
Olivia Sobiech
Green Valley Onion Co Inc "When people think of 'farms' they often only think of a single farmer running a tractor, but there are so many different roles that go into a working [...]
Linda Gillilland
Ben Wever Farm New York "My advice is never be afraid to change direction and see where it takes you. I am old enough to have been called the Farmer's Wife even though [...]
Andrea Parent-Tibbetts
Clover Brooke Farm Hyde Park, NY "To me, working in agriculture means living with purpose, caring for the land, and raising animals whose fiber and presence enrich people’s lives. Being a woman in [...]
Katie Hubbard
Green Valley Onion Co., Inc./Brennan E. Sobiech Farms Pine Island, NY "Maybe to a fault I was raised to know that anything a man could do, I could do, too. My family immigrated [...]
Morgan Washburn
Circle W Farm Rocky Mount, VA "Being a woman in agriculture adds a unique and meaningful dimension to this work. Agriculture has historically been a male-dominated field, but [...]
Katie Stevens
Daysland Vista Blooms Frederick County, MD "I want the next generation of women in agriculture to know that this industry is both challenging and deeply rewarding. On the government side, I’ve had [...]
Allison Boyd
Honey Moon Farm, LLC "Farming is hard, which is why women are naturally fit for it. It's an intuitive art in many ways, and requires patience, persistence, and a level of care and [...]
Melinda McCall
Louisa Veterinary Service Louisa, VA "I wish women in the future would see how hard every generation of women have worked before them to get the respect we deserve. I hope women are [...]
Maggy Gregory
Gregory Family Farms Halifax County, Virginia "There is so much to learn and know in agriculture - from learning about soil nutrition and forage requirements (thankfully my husband has his degree in Crop [...]
Heather Martin
Hyldemoer + Co, LLC. "Being a woman working in agriculture means showing up every day with both purpose and resilience. For me, it's about providing for my community in a deeply tangible way—cultivating [...]
Kate Danner
Danner Farm & Danndee Flowers Aledo, IL "Being a woman in agriculture isn’t about fitting into a mold—it’s about shaping one’s own path with resilience, vision, and heart. [...]
Marty New
Somerset Vineyards Santa Rita Hills, California Q: Tell us about your agricultural operation, your background and how you got started in agriculture. I am the owner, farmer, and “vineyard vintner” as in classic times, [...]
