Mother Nature's Daughters: 21st Century Women Farmers
Awards:   Winner of Council for Wisconsin Writers Norbert Blei/August Derleth Nonfiction Book Award 2017 (United States)
Author:   Paula vW. Dáil
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
ISBN:  

9780786497829


Pages:   252
Publication Date:   26 October 2016
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Format:   Paperback
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  • Winner of Council for Wisconsin Writers Norbert Blei/August Derleth Nonfiction Book Award 2017 (United States)

Overview

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.

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Author:   Paula vW. Dáil
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.345kg
ISBN:  

9780786497829


ISBN 10:   0786497823
Pages:   252
Publication Date:   26 October 2016
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Available To Order   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

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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Paula vW. Dáil 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 non-fiction writer. She lives in the Lower Wisconsin River Valley of Southwestern Wisconsin.

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