Meet our 2024 Mentors!

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Meet our 2024 Mentors! 🌱

We are a community of women in sustainable agriculture.

Our mission is to engage women and non-binary people in building an ecological and just food and agricultural system through individual and community power.

Programs

WFAN works with many constituents, including farmers, consumers, students, researchers, advocates, and policy-makers.

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Women Caring for the Land

Working with women landowners to educate them about conservation methods they can implement on their land.

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Harvesting Our Potential

Our on-farm apprenticeship program, bringing together women in sustainable agriculture for annual gatherings that provide education and networking.

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Plate to Politics

Provides information and tools to help women become advocates for sustainable agriculture and healthy food systems in their own communities and at the state and federal levels.

“My life has been devoted to raising women’s voices in agriculture. My dream is that the landscape of industrialized agriculture will change as women become the decision-makers on their land. To that end, I will devote my time on this earth to women, prairie restoration, and seed saving.”

— Denise O'Brien, WFAN's Founding Director / Read more about WFAN’s Herstory

Upcoming Events

 See What We’re Up To On Social Media!

WFAN is a 2024 Participating Organization for the @‌foodsolutionsne 21 Day Racial Equity Habit Building Challenge. As the challenge wraps up, we wanted to lift up some of the themes that have guided this year’s conversations around racial
On April 17, we stand in solidarity with La Via Campesina, and mark the International Day of Peasant Struggles, an annual action day that brings us together to commemorate the Eldorado do Carajás massacre in 1996 and to honor the resistance of
WFAN Co-founder Denise O’Brien and partner Larry Harris were honored with the @‌ruralnerd Center for Rural Affairs Seventh Generation Award, ‘a lifetime service award presented to individuals who have made major contributions in impr
WFAN is joining thousands of individuals and organizations in @‌foodsuloutionsne 9th Racial Equity Habit Building Challenge. This week, we are taking time to reflect on questions posed throughout the challenge. Swipe through or scroll down to se

BECOME A WOMEN, FOOD AND AGRICULTURE NETWORK MEMBER!

Because:

Your voice matters. Your experience matters. You need to be heard.

Join Women, Food and Agriculture Network for opportunities to engage on local, state and national levels in building a just and ecological food and agricultural system. After careful consideration during the pandemic, we are seeking to return to our roots and expand our community of supporters through an inclusive donation-based membership model that is rooted in intentional alignment and engagement with WFAN. Thus, if you gift WFAN with your time, talent, or treasure in support of our mission, values and vision, we are thrilled to include you in the WFAN member community. Learn more!

We are:

  • Expanding our current programming, which now includes the Women Caring for the Land; Harvesting Our Potential; Women, Land & Legacy; and Plate to Politics programs;

  • Telling the stories of WFAN and the importance and history of women in agriculture, and assisting our membership in telling their stories, so that our collective experiences, struggles, and needs are heard and better understood;

  • Bringing inclusivity and diversity to the forefront of our work. WFAN is proud to work to decrease sexism, racism, and patriarchy within agriculture, and we recognize that there is much more we can do.

Join us:

WFAN membership offers a community of support, shared interests, and individual empowerment. Join us today!

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