Pennsylvania Womens Agricultural Network

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Pennsylvania Womens Agricultural Network

• 2007 Year In Review

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The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture togethe
r with The Pennsylvania Womens Agriculture
Network presented
Celebrating Entrepreneurial Women in Agriculture
At the 2007 Pennsylvania Farm Show January 9,
2007 VIP Room of the PA Farm Show Complex
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Adding True Value Introduction to Cheesemaking
January 17-18, 2007 Keswick Creamery
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Hands on Heavy Metal An Equipment Practicum
January 31February 1, 2007 PASA Preconference
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The First Annual Conference of the
Pennsylvania Womens Agricultural Network
Growing Together
Developing Skills Expanding Networks
March 2-3, 2007
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Hoophouse Construction

• Flint Hill Farm March 10, 2007

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Building Financial Sustainability A Plan for
Continued Success
Victoria Inns March 21-22, 2007
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Fencing Workshop
Painted Hand Farm April 14, 2007
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June 13, 2007
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Equipment Workshop for Teens Hameau Farm July
19-20, 2007
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Soil Quality Workshop Ron Gargasz Organic
Farm August 1, 2007
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IPM for Greenhouse Growers
Still Pond Nursery August 8, 2007
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Meeting with Senator Casey Tait Farms August
15, 2007
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A Seasonal Dinner at Friends Farm Saturday,
August 18, 2007
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Farming Alternatives York County Farm
Tour September 26, 2007 York County
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Poultry Processingat Friends Farm October 16,
2007
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PA-WAgN Regional Representatives
NORTH CENTRAL (3) Maryann Frazier Email
mfrazier_at_psu.edu Telephone [phone] Claire
Orner Email quietcreek_at_windstream.net Telephone
814-849-9662 Gay Rodgers Email
agrodgers_at_acsworld.net Telephone
717-667-3731 Chris Wise Email
buyfresh_at_localnet.com Telephone
814-793-9379   SOUTH CENTRAL (6) Mary
Cottone Email mcottone_at_wilson.edu Telephone
717-709-1995 Jennifer Halpin Email
halpinj_at_dickinson.edu Telephone
717-423-6703 June Hertzler Email
mooecho_at_embarqmail.com Telephone
717-789-3070 Sandra Kay Miller Email
sandra_at_pa.net Telephone [phone]  
NORTHWESTERN (1) Lynne Gelston Email
drmthyme_at_yahoo.com Telephone [phone] Maggi
e Robertson Email kalzone_at_alltel.net Telephone
814-358-2882 SOUTHWESTERN (2) Melanie
Barkley Email meh7_at_psu.edu Telephone
814-623-5756 Sandy Brown Email
pghframe_at_aol.com Telephone [phone] Barb
Kline Email mildredsdaughters_at_earthlink.net Tele
phone [phone] Randa Shannon Email
rshannon_at_growpittsburgh.org Telephone
412-999-4208  
NORTHEASTERN (4) Cheryl Matulevich Email
farmhope_at_hotmail.com Telephone
570-289-4114 Heidi Secord Email
cchord01_at_hotmail.com Telephone
570-992-1159 SOUTHEASTERN (5) Lynda
Farrell Email lkfarrell_at_verizon.net Telephone
610-269-4977 Kathy Fields Email
KathysPonies_at_aol.com Telephone
610-838-2928 Anita Russo Email
KathysPonies_at_aol.com Telephone [phone]  
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PA-WAgN Steering Committee
Natalie Aurand Email naurand_at_newportsd.org Telep
hone 717-535-5557(h)/717-567-2518(w) Affiliation
Secontary School Educator Cheryl Cook Email
checook_at_state.pa.us Telephone
717-787-3418 Affiliation Agency Lyn
Garling Email ljg5_at_psu.edu Telephone
814-349-2697 Affiliation At Large
Farmer Lucinda Hart-Gonzalez Email
paradisefarm_at_adelphia.net Telephone
814-932-6761 Affiliation At Large
Farmer Laurel Hoffman Email laurel.hoffman_at_pa.u
sda.gov elephone 724-545-1022 Ext
110 Affiliation Agency
Amanda Kimble-Evans Email amanda.kimble-evans_at_ro
daleinst.org Telephone [phone] Affiliation
Non-Governmental Organization Sheila
Miller Email deitschlandfarm_at_comcast.net Telepho
ne 610-589-5617(h) Affiliation Farmer Linda
Moist Email lsm9_at_psu.edu Telephone
814-865-7031 Affiliation PA-WAgN Pat
Neiner Email patty_at_paorganic.org Telephone
814-349-2697 Affiliation Non-Governmental
Organization Virginia Phillips-Redpath Email
vredpath_at_aol.com Telephone [phone](h)/412-3
43-7659(fax) Affiliation Media
Allison Shauger Email allison_at_pasafarming.org Te
lephone 814-349-9856 Affiliation
Non-Governmental Organization Kathy
Soder Email kathy.soder_at_ars.usda.gov Telephone
814-865-3158 Affiliation Agency Maggie
Stonecash Email stonecam_at_dickinson.edu Telephone
315-559-3194 Affiliation College
Student Mildred Turner Email
mildred.turner_at_pa.usda.gov Telephone
814-883-6474(cell)/570-726-3196 x113 Affiliation
Economic Community Development
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PA-WAgN Working Group
Mary Barbercheck Kathy Brasier Jill
Findeis Nancy Ellen Kiernan Linda Stewart
Moist Carolyn Sachs Ann Stone Amy Trauger
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Research Progress and Results

• October 2007

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Research

• Focus groups in 5 regions on technical training
  and educational needs
• Interviews with 20 women farmers on
  entrepreneurial activities and livelihood
  strategies
• Farmer needs assessment surveys-150
• Extension educator needs assessments-106
• Interviews with 20 extension educators on
  experiences with women farmers
• Survey of 2500 women farmers in the NE U.S.

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Research Results

• Focus Groups
• Identityfarm woman, farm wife, partner farmer
• Bodily differencesize, shape, weight of farm
  equipment/tools
• Social networkstrust, reciprocity, mutual gain
• Agricultural education should consider these
  factors in developing programs
• Adaptability, interactivity, informality,

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Research Results

• Interviews
• Entrepreneurial/livelihood strategies that
  benefit community
• Community centers
• Locality based food systems
• Non-profit educational centers
• Production of public goods through market-based
  activities
• Clean food, clean water, education, safe spaces,
  spiritual retreats, women-friendly farming
  education, cooperative access to markets

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Preliminary Research Results

• Farmer needs assessments
• Most frequently perceived challenge to successful
  farming is the need for child care (34) and a
  feeling of not being taken as seriously as
  farmers (31)
• Educational needs
• Maintaining/running equipment (56
• Building infrastructure
• Labor management
• Working with local gov
• Planning for retirement

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Preliminary Research Results

• Extension educator needs assessments
• 60 of extension educators tended to agree that
  women are involved in supporting community
  involvement
• 50 tended to agree that women have educational
  needs that are somewhat different from men
• 70 of extension educators say that marketing
  educational programs to women farmers is somewhat
  or moderately important

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Preliminary Research Results

• Extension educator interviews
• Women have one or two main identities
• Women do different kinds of agriculture
• Women are more visible on-farm
• Women have differences in learning styles
• Recommendations
• Make personal contacts
• Do site visits
• Invite family teams to workshops
• Diversify offerings
• Use WAgN as a resource

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Products

• 2 academic journal articles
• Extension in-service trainings
• Academy award wining documentary!
• Executive summaries
• Extension articles
• Academic journal articles

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Academy Award Winning Documentary!

• Ladies of the Land
• Documentary about PA-WAgN and women farmers
• www.ladiesofthelandmovie.com