Women feed the world every day!

DID YOU KNOW: Women farmers produce more than half of all food worldwide (Source: UN Food and Agriculture Organization)

Yet, these women don't own half the land base or receive half the income. 

According to Oxfam International, women perform 66 percent of the world’s work, but only earn 10 percent of the income.

Women farmers and gardeners produce food--to feed their families. And for this reason, aren't noticed except by researchers and governmental studies because what they grow isn't sold or exchanged as a commodity. So it's not counted in the wealth of a household or region or country. Really?

Well these women are changing the story of food-growing in many ways, among them, recognizing the inestimable value of women who grow the food. From FoodTank comes: 23 Women Changing Food! Check out their organizations and learn how they are putting a woman's face on the food we eat. 

Look around your town or city. Where are women collaborating, connecting, to provide good food to their families and communities? Are you one of them? If not, how can you link in or support women as farmers, gardeners or those who want to learn? 

Hey, it's spring! The very best time to get involved in a community garden, school garden or beginning to grow food on your back porch. The inspiration for my book, simply garden small! came from small landholders and kitchen gardens around the world, many of them women.