农业+生活方式

克里斯汀Traugh

Saorise农场

农业对你来说意味着什么?

“农业是我的一种生活方式. 我的生活围绕着土壤、牲畜和电话. 除了用安全来养活世界的重要工作, 可持续食物来源, 农业是我提升自己的一种方式, 我的土地和帮助我周围的人. 农业对我来说就是清晨, 很晚, and the satisfaction of knowing I'm doing exactly what I am supposed to do. 我喜欢在这片土地上培育生命. It gave me a career and a lifestyle, of which I am incredibly grateful for.."

What does it mean to you to be a female in the agriculture industry?

“I don't think being a woman in ag is a special title; it's simply who I am and what I do. This is still an industry with predominantly men as operators, but the first qualifications should be work ethic and integrity, 不是性别. 大多数人现在都意识到了这一点. I'm so excited for the next generation of women in and around agriculture. 我迫不及待地想看看他们是如何将自己的技能运用到生活中的.”

蒂娜达菲

红橡树薰衣草农场有限责任公司

农业对你来说意味着什么?

“Agriculture is like breathing and having a heart beat with the earth. 人类从事农业已有几个世纪的历史. It’s a way to become self sufficient as well as share the benefits with others. I’ve always enjoyed working with my hands and getting dirty and then seeing my efforts come to fruition. 这真的就像在看一个奇迹. Then to be outside with nature, hearing the birds sing, butterflies and bees doing their thing. 在外面看着万物生长是一件很平静的事. 这是一个完整的生命周期，每一个都依赖于另一个.”

What do you want people to know about the agriculture industry?

“I’ve never taken no for an answer when it was something I believed in. I’ve always loved growing things, whether it’s flowers or vegetables. 我相信我自己. With any endeavors you take on learn all you can and then try your best. 我不断地研究和记录每件事, 所以这是一个有成功也有失败的学习过程. 每一次学习都越来越进步. I would say in the end we are human and can do anything if we set our heart and mind to it.”

葆拉·刘易斯 

两个家庭有限责任公司

农业对你来说意味着什么?

“Agriculture is the backbone of our country and it ensures not only jobs and food security but opportunity, 创业与自由. While the industry is constantly under fire and scrutiny from those who don’t fully see the whole picture, we are confidently called to action as ambassadors and truth tellers of a culture that is as old as time. 在这种文化下, 和其他文化一样, time passes and practices change and become more effective and more efficient as we learn and grow as people employed in an industry that literally feeds and clothes the world. We must be flexible, teachable and show grace to ourselves and others as we traverse new ground.”

What does it mean to you to be a female in the agriculture industry?

“I am keenly aware of the privilege I have as a woman in the agriculture industry. I tip my hat to all the countless women before me who have endured hardships as well as massive discoveries and accomplishments that have shaped our industry as a whole! 没有他们对我们行业的贡献, women like me would not be as inclined to be a part of such as amazing community of agriculturalists. What has become most evident to me in the ten plus years since exiting my secondary education and entering the workforce, 同时也成为了行业内的企业家, 农业就是联系吗. 与你的手艺的联系. 与他人的联系. 光靠事实和数字是无法说服别人的. We must take the time to make connections with those around us so that we can ignite those pilot lights of love for our farmers and ranchers all over the world. 我们一次消灭一种关系中的恐惧和不信任. We can change perceptions and educate others simply by taking the time to share our stories in a humble and approachable way. As a woman in agriculture, I aim to do this on a daily basis. I am a walking billboard for my industry and I hold a responsibility to help perpetuate that industry’s future for my children’s sake and for generations to come.”

希瑟·凯布

凯布期

农业对你来说意味着什么?

“农业是我的童年, 我现在的生活方式, what I see in my future and where I hope to leave some sort of legacy for my children. 这是一个充满高潮和低谷的地方, riddled with lessons and memories that I would never want to picture a life without. Agriculture has taught me to wear many hats - sometimes more than one at a time - it means being a business partner with my husband, 我们孩子的老师, caretaker of our land and livestock all while attempting to have supper on the table at the end of the day. 最重要的是, being a part of the ag industry has shown me that being a servant to Christ for the resources that He has entrusted me with is highest on the priority list. Agriculture, to me, means grace for today, mercy for tomorrow and faith for the future.”

What does it mean to you to be a female in the agriculture industry?

"In my opinion, being a female in agriculture should be no outlier. Some of the hardest working women I know spend/spent their days amidst thousands of chickens, driving tractors through the hayfield and earning the title of farmer alongside their husbands whether they knew it or not.  Male or female - we all are working towards the same goal of feeding the world. 在硬币的反面, being a female in the ag industry (especially when it comes to livestock) means another chance to offer a compassionate hand to a new calf, another chance to explain a hard life lesson with direct application and a chance to bring a different appearance to what the world sees when they think "farmer".”