Women, Food and Agriculture Network
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Women, Food and Agriculture Network (WFAN) is a non-profit organization that provides networking, education and leadership development for women in sustainable agriculture and food systems development.[1] Programming focused mainly in the Midwest, such as an Iowa program called "Women Caring for the Land".[2]
Founders
[edit]Its founders, Denise O'Brien and Kathy Lawrence, wanted to remedy the absence of women's voices in food and agricultural policy-making.
Organization
[edit]Women, Food and Agriculture Network started as an organization in 1997. Its establishment grew out of concerns about systemic rural, agricultural, and environmental problems and gender relations in these domains.
Growth
[edit]Since that time, WFAN has grown to a community of more than 1,200 women and men worldwide who share information and support each other's work through a listserv, newsletter and periodic gatherings. It works with women farmland owners, beginning and transitioning women farmers, and established women farmers to provide networking, information and support.
References
[edit]- ^ Kathleen Masterson, "Redefining the farm woman", Harvest Public Media (KCUR-FM/Iowa Public Radio), February 22, 2011.
- ^ Temra Costa, Farmer Jane: Women Changing the Way We Eat (Gibbs Smith, 2010), ISBN 978-1-4236-0562-1, pp. 130-136. Excerpts available at Google Books.