Soil Sisters: A Toolkit for Women Farmers
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| Rating | : | 4.99 (594 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0865718059 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 256 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-09-27 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Women in agriculture are sprouting up in record numbers, but they face a host of distinct challenges and opportunities. Blending What Color is Your Parachute-style career advice with sustainable agriculture practices viewed through a gender lens, Soil Sisters provides a wealth of invaluable information for fledging female farming entrepreneurs.The first manual of its kind, this authoritative and comprehensive blueprint presents practical considerations from a woman's perspective, covering everything from business planning to tool use and ergonomics to integrating children and family in farm and field operations. Together with her husband, John Ivanko, Lisa is co-author of Homemade for Sale, Farmstead Chef, ECOpreneuring, and Rural Renaissance. Lisa and her family run Inn Serendipity Farm and Bed & Breakfast, completely powered by the wind and sun in the rolling green hills of southern Wisconsin.. Lisa Kivirist is Senior Fellow, Endowed Chair in Agricultural Systems at the Minnesota Institute for Sustainable Agriculture
Debra A. Guenther said This book had me at the Foreword.. This book had me at the Foreword. I cried when I read the words from MaryJane Butters reminding me that I'm not alone in my farming dreams, to "Remember that you have me, Lisa, the over 100 women in this book, and the thousands of women throughout the country who not only understand but embrace your tractor fantasies. We're more than farmers, we're family." Sigh It was just what I needed to help me get off my butt. Gabriele Marewski said What a great read packed with useful information. What a great read packed with useful information! Feels like coming home: women connecting over what we love doing: nurturing and growing. Told through Lisa's engaging writing style with personal stories that inspire. This is for the wanna be farmer as well as the seasoned farmer. She literally covers everything that is important to women in farming. I was happy to find a source for tools appropriate for women and. Five Stars GrammaCheChe Part of my home preparation plan. For my library, 'cause ya NEVER know when it might be needful!
Kivirist, who runs her own farm in Wisconsin, offers a welcome corrective history in Soil Sisters, but she also provides plenty of practical advice and inspiration for a fast-growing clan of new female farmers and agricultural entrepreneurs. ---Natasha Bowens, author, The Color of Food: Stories of Race, Resilience and FarmingThis isn't a “how-to-farm” book; there are plenty of books out there on raising sheep or growing garlic. She shares their insights and success stories and, in the process, provides inspiration for women everywhere to consider farming as a career and a lifelong passion.---Lynn Byczynski, editor and publisher, Growing for MarketLisa Kivirist learned to succeed in farming and now she wants you to as well. She divides the book into four parts that cover the history and ideology of women in f