Female Farmers

In her four months spent exploring organic farms around the country, Associate Editor Leah Pellegrini has learned a lot more than she expected about human sustenance and survival. Today, she urges us to consider taking a more hands-on, self-reliant and homestead-inspired approach to our day-to-day routines in 2017, whether by growing our own food or making our own shampoo.

Most farmers are middle-aged men, but these young female farmers are transforming the industry. They chatted with us about hard work, serving their local community and connecting with nature.