Farm Girls

According to Marcia Ruth Ostom in her article "Community Supported Agriculture as an Agent of Change: Is it Working", included in Remaking the North American Food System: Strategies for Sustainability (2008), "Women farmers and apprentices [on CSA farms] appeared to have the same tasks and decision-making roles as their male counterparts...Indeed, CSA farmers are breaking down and reconstructing conventionally held notions of farmer and family," (pp. 104-105).

I am very excited to have the opportunity to learn from a female farmer and to be surrounded by other women who are interested in agriculture at Colchester. Today Theresa taught Carey and me to drive the tractor. It was my first time operating any of the heavy machinery.