…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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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…
These 10 States’ Small Businesses Are Most Impacted by Coronavirus
…agriculture, and agricultural trade has been negatively impacted by the spread of the virus — meaning that small businesses in this space will feel the pinch. This state also ranks…
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 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…
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….
Willing to Eat Crickets? This Business Hopes You’ll Turn a Dare Into a Healthful Habit
…the surge post-Youtube episode. Compared with 2015, when 3 Cricketeers first started, people are slowly beginning to understand the connection between agriculture and a warming planet, Simons says, and thanks…
Frustrated by North Dakota’s Response to Covid-19, a Veterinarian Runs for Governor
…Shelley Lenz Campaign) Who: Dr. Shelley Lenz (D-NPL) What: Lenz, a veterinarian with her own practices, as well the founder of an international agriculture nonprofit, is running to become the…
Ep.21: Restoring Access to Local Farm Food
…over the last 75 years or so in U.S. agriculture and food distribution. SUE: According to the USDA Census of Agriculture, about 8% of farms account for more than 60%…