…I am doing and it is fulfilling. Related: Read about another female entrepreneur working in sustainable agriculture here. Biggest success: My biggest success to date was when my organization empowered…
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Harvesting Amaranth, a Superfood of Indigenous Agriculture
The plant amaranth is native to Central America, but with permission from a collective of Maya Achi farmers in Guatemala, its seeds are being sown in the U.S., including at…
Old MacDonald Need Not Be a Man
…than Super Bowl truck commercials might suggest. Credit: commons.wikimedia.org Around the world, women are taking on increasingly larger roles in the agriculture industry. In the United States alone, census data…
Tayo Dada: Rural Development in Nigeria
This story is part of our 1,000 + stories campaign. What’s your story? Name: Tayo Dada Business: T.D.T Logistics Limited Location: Kaduna, Nigeria Industry: Agriculture Reason for starting? To understand…
An Insect Lover Builds an $18 Million Natural Pest Control Company
…materials — are a rapidly growing sector in agriculture. Unlike sprays made from synthetic chemicals, which attack the nervous system of insects or other mammals, biologicals “work only on the…
Elyse Petersen: Tealet– Connecting Tea Growers And Tea Drinkers
…an agriculture activist and has helped thousands of farmers in India save their seeds and stand up to the corporate agriculture system that has taken away their power. She has…
Barbara Jefts’ Flower Farm Blossoms, On Her Own Terms
…to the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) 2012 census, conducted every five years. Only half say their farm is their main source of income. Women farmers struggle even more….
Thokozani Chimasula: Combatting Climate Change Through Farming
This story is part of our 1,000 + stories campaign. What’s your story? Name: Thokozani Amanda Chimasula Business: Tac-Maz Sustainable Ventures Location: Blantyre, Malawi Industry: Agriculture Reason for starting? I…
How an Organic Farm Hopes to Heal the Land
…Ben Coerper use regenerative agriculture techniques, which help restore soil health and reduce the impacts of climate change. Their motto is “Healthy Land. Healthy Animals. Healthy People,” and they pledge…
This Farmer is Bringing Home the (Humanely Raised) Bacon
…Thirty percent of farm operators in the United States were women in 2012 (though only 14 percent of principal farm operators), according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) census,…
This Minneapolis Beekeeper Is Building a Thriving Business
…in another field. Not Allen. A 2008 graduate of the University of Minnesota, Allen decided early on she wanted to make a living in agriculture. “I’m a hard worker ……
She’s Making Seasonal Farm-to-Table Sauces, One Bottle At a Time
…beautiful agriculture. My earliest memories are of gardening and canning with my mother. In every home we lived in, my mom had a garden and canned the food we grew….
She’s Extending an Olive Branch – While Lifting Women Up
…you started your business. We wanted to start an organization focused on sustainable agriculture. Many of our products come from olive groves cultivated by both Jewish and Arabs farmers. We…
When Salt Encroaches Upon Farmers’ Fields
…by nature, containing rich organic soil, but it also lies just a few feet above sea level. To make it more suitable for agriculture, the coastal wetlands were cut through…
Meet the Winners of Our 2023 Women In Science Incentive Prize
…as a habitat for microbes, flora and fauna. Soil resilience is critical to agriculture and food production, but also to public health, as soil can emit greenhouse gases (GHGs) such…