<em>Farmer Jane: Women Changing the Way We Eat</em>

The 30 women whose stories are profiled in this book, Farmer Jane: Women Changing the Way We Eat, share a common vision for what constitutes a sustainable food system. That our food should be largely fresh, nutritious, and taste delicious; that it be grown and distributed in ways that strengthen the economies of local communities; affords farm workers proper living wages; and works in harmony with nature, in stark contrast to the dominant industrial agriculture model that currently prevails.

The author, Temra Costa, is not timid about expressing her views on the failures and shortcomings of the industrial food system, but she is also careful to note that she is respectful of all farmers, and their efforts to do good -- it's the system itself that Costa feels needs change.

Here's a list of the women profiled in Farmer Jane. Who are some of your favorite women farmers and food advocates?

Originally posted on Cooking Up a Story.