the female farmer project

documenting the rise of women in farming | audramulkern.com

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#iamamodernfarmer Q&A: Audra Mulkern

This agricultural photographer is the artist behind The Female Farmer Project.

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Rand Rasheed of One Leaf has only been farming for four years; she is currently leasing the 5 acres where she grows a variety of vegetables to sell at local farmers markets. Like many other young and new farmers, land ownership is a financial barrier of entry that could potentially have Rand hanging up her tractor keys and changing careers. This essay was photographed at her farm in the Snoqualmie Valley in the late summer of 2014 for the Female Farmer Project by Audra Mulkern.

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So inspired by this series “Picturing Women Farmers” by  Audra Mulkern.

Audra Mulkern writes and photographs “The Female Farmer Project” — a chronicle of in-depth stories about the rise of women working in agriculture across the country and around the world.

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An interview with Farmer, PhD, Professor Jess Gigot Audra: What do you wish people understood about farming? Jess: While I appreciate how much attention the local and organic food movement is offering new and seasoned farmers, there is a tendency to romanticize the work and the lifestyle. The work and energy input required to grow food is chronically underestimated. Farming is and always will be hard and teaching the work ethic that is required to make a farm successful in not valued in our culture. As I mentioned before the profession of farmer is still not valued in our country. In my mind farmers are doctors or healers in a way and the skill and knowledge base, as well as the overall physical exertion, required to run a sustainable farm are intense.

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Audra Mulkern is a cook, writer and photographer who is putting good food in the spotlight and changing the way we look at farming. She is the author of “Rooted in The Valley: The Art and Colour of The Snoqualmie Valley Farmers Markets” - a photographic essay highlighting farmers and artisans from...

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Meet the women who grow your food

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Through the Female Farmer Project, photographer Audra Mulkern is documenting the rise of women in American ag.

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All Images Copyright Audra Gaines Mulkern I first met Audra Mulkern through a mobile photography community in Seattle. We hit it off with our mutual passion for photography and then found that our love for music was very similar. I love Audra’s photographic work and then found many of her...

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The Female Farmer Project Features Bronx Hero Karen Young-Washington | Via Huffington Post

Our Bronx Hero and Urban Farmer, Karen Washington. / Copyright Audra Gaines Mulkern via Huffington Post

Bronx Hero Karen Young-Washington, who’s on the board of the New York Botanical Garden...

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The Female Farmer Project Features Bronx Hero Karen Young-Washington | Via Huffington Post

Our Bronx Hero and Urban Farmer, Karen Washington. / Copyright Audra Gaines Mulkern via Huffington Post

Bronx Hero Karen Young-Washington, who’s on the board of the New York Botanical Garden...

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Picturing Women Farmers: The Euro Edition

Four women from Europe who each share the same joy of producing good food for their communities.

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Picturing Women Farmers: The Euro Edition - Modern Farmer

European women share the joy of cultivating good food for their communities.

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saving the icelandic goat

There are approximately 800 Icelandic Goats left worldwide. Háafell Farm in Iceland is home to one quarter of the population. Female Farmer Jóhanna is in the fight of her life, to save her family farm and the Icelandic Goat breed.

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the kale project

Kristen of The Kale Project

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guest essay: redfeather mothers

"We were reminded that, with every loss, every heart-wrenching act of letting go, there is always life around the corner. You can always count on life to pull you through. "

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Alice Waters: The Modern Farmer Q&A

If you had 10 minutes with Alice Waters, what would you ask?

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The Rise of Gender Capitalism

(SSIR) Stanford Social Innovation Review, Fall 2014 

Investing with a gender lens can create financial and social impact by increasing women’s access to capital, promoting workplace equity, and creating products and services that improve the lives of women and girls.

Sarah Kaplan & Jackis Vanderbrug

Illustration by Kaley McKean

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The Female Farmer Project visits Háafell Farm in Iceland to visit Female Farmer Jóhanna and the endangered Icelandic Goat that appeared in a recent Game of Thrones episode.  Save The Goats!

Story can be found at: http://audramulkern.com/the-female-farmer-project/2014/8/4/haafellfarm

Háafell Farm can be found at: http://www.geitur.is/

Song "Helpless" provided by Geoff Tate http://geofftate.com/

Indiegogo to help save the goats https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/save-the-icelandic-goat-from-extinction