June was a time of celebration among the increasing strife within our world. With joy, we learned that Meriam Yehya… {Read More}
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Only in a Free World
Do you see the beauty in this photo? A women on her wedding day. Her life ahead and her dream… {Read More}
Gender Equality: Banking on Change
Breaking the cycle of intergenerational poverty or intergenerational dependency starts by putting money in the hands of women. Women in… {Read More}
Women farmers will untie the bounds of the past…
“Although we are many miles apart – we share the same earth and the same sky.” This was the opening… {Read More}
Facing a Tornado Worth the Risk
Bored? Why not put on your tornado-approved underpants and get into the space of Greg Johnson’s rock n’ roll truck… {Read More}
Liberated from our Fears
Women in agriculture wear many hats – just as I do – and we are encouraged to liberate ourselves from… {Read More}
Propelled by words, power and passion
Was it something that he said or something that he did that took your breath away? Was it the Olympic… {Read More}
A Symbol of Hope
Whether we stumble or parade through life is not of consequence. What is of importance here is that as we… {Read More}
Trashing Our Tomorrow
The question of feeding the world may be getting rhetorical. Yet is fair to ask where we stand in the… {Read More}
Undervalued, underpaid and under recognized! Empower Women to Feed Our World!
The basis for my Nuffield thesis report, The Development of Mentorship Programs for Women in Agriculture, is to bring awareness… {Read More}
Do you have a dream?
“Do you have a dream?” I asked as she worked ten thousand miles of travel out of my aching muscles…. {Read More}
Love of The Land
Four weeks. New Zealand then WA, SA and Victoria territories of Australia. Great people and food. Fabulous farms and families…. {Read More}
Encore!
We often get a second chance to look at an old problem, beat the odds or simply start again. In… {Read More}
The Water Hole
In many parts of Australia, the local pub is where friends gather to share their lives. In the early evening… {Read More}
Trees of Life
I spent a great weekend with fellow scholars and Western Australian farmer Jemma Sadler in the Wongan Hills. The landscape… {Read More}
Exploring the Spectrum
I have spent the week in Perth, Australia at the national Nuffield conference. It was a time to speak and… {Read More}
Many Strings to Her Bow
The Bay of Plenty beckoned me with her blooms and fragrances as I stepped into the world of my host… {Read More}
Guess who is coming to dinner?
You just never know around here! Even as I am preparing to leave for a speaking tour in Australia and… {Read More}
Building on Failure – A Discussion with Global Leader Allan Savory
Brenda with young business entrepreneurs from Canada, UK and Australia visit with Dr. Allan Savory. According to Allan Savory, mankind… {Read More}
[globe trot] At the Heart of Argentina
It was a beautiful fall day in the Pampa region of Argentina. Scores of green trees, the last of the… {Read More}