New Hampshire Women Farmers: Pioneers of the Local Food Movement [Paperback]

New Hampshire ranks third nationally in the percentage of principal farm operators who are women, and these women are transforming what it means both to be a farmer and to run a successful farm. Through informative prose and striking photographs, Helen Brody and Leslie Tuttle show how women in the Granite State are revitalizing farming by creating value-added products and developing new and vital markets for their locally grown food. Such innovations keep farms profitable and relevant, even as they work to protect the open land we all value. Expanding their roles to include accountant, sales expert, and educator, the states women farmers occupy the forefront of national farm-to-community outreach, increasing public awareness of healthy foods and attracting travelers to New Hampshires bounty. New Hampshire Women Farmers makes an excellent gift for anyone interested in the new directions that will sustain family farms in the twenty-first century.

HELEN BRODY is the president and founder of the nonprofit educational website New Hampshire Farms Network. She is the author of New Hampshire: From Farm to Kitchen and the 2015 recipient of the Andrew L. Felker Award, which recognizes distinguished achievement in fostering the economic advancement of agriculture in New Hampshire. LESLIE TUTTLE is a social documentary photographer who has worked for nongovernmental organizations in developing countries, including OxfamAmerica and Partners In Health, with a lifelong focus on womens work.

Foreword by Lorraine Stuart Merrill Introduction: Women Pioneers in the Granite State WOMEN: THE FACE OF THE FARM Farm Marketers: Center Stage Suzanne LeBlanc, Autumn Harvest Farm & Quilt Studio, Grafton Louisa Spencer, Poverty Lane Orchards & Farnum Hill Ciders, Lebanon Kate Donald, Stout Oak Farm, Brentwood Promoting Heritage Breeds and Heirloom Produce Keira Farmer, Yankee Farmers Market, Warner Carole Soule, Miles Smith Farm, Loudon EncolS)