WOMEN WHO FARM

When you think of a farmer, what comes to mind? Who do you picture? Is it an older gentleman in overalls and a straw hat looking out over his land? A burly man with a beard and Dickies and Muck boots turning the fields?

We get it. When people think of farming, they tend to think of men. In fact, one of the most frequently asked questions Molly and Sadie get when they’re tabling a market or talking to a customer at the farm stand is, “Who does the actual farming?”

Spoiler alert: We do! Because didn’t you know, women farm too?

In fact, women account for 41% of the global agricultural workforce and manage over FIFTY percent of farms here in the US. We may not be what you think of when you imagine farm work, but the truth is there are so many of us out here doing the work—planting seeds, weeding fields, feeding livestock, repairing barns, harvesting crops, stocking farm stands, manning market booths, running online stores, applying for grants, posting to social media. The list goes on and on, and yet, like in so many other industries, women tend to be overlooked and underestimated in the world of agriculture.

But we’re working everyday to change that. As a 50% women-owned farm, we know how vital women are to the future of farming, to our communities, to the local food system, and to the environment. We see it in the farms around us, many of whom have incredible women behind them. And we see it in our own families, and in the faces of the daughters we welcomed in 2025. We know how powerful and vital the work of women is, in our industry and beyond, and we hope to show our girls how incredible they can be, in farming and beyond.

That’s why this International Women’s Day (March 8), we’re celebrating the incredible women who farm, who feed, and who fight for a brighter future. We’re donating to some incredible local causes, to places that support women in our own backyards, and we hope you do to!

Because who run the world—who run the farms? Girls!