The Female Farmer Project™  along with KRCREative Strategies Studio 

present a story that is long overdue to be told.

In the fields and barns across America are the stories of farmers — the talented, tenacious stewards of the land who have grown our food for generations. But while agriculture is the foundation of our civilization and the backbone of our nation, the story has only been half-told. Depicted through the eyes of men, the history of agriculture in the United States is incomplete. We are missing our heroines — the women who have farmed, who have loved the land, who have sacrificed and made immeasurable impacts on farming and food in America.

Throughout American history, women have been the hands keeping America fed, clothed, and sheltered. Native women led their communities as farmers and true homemakers. Female settlers kept the farm fields productive and their neighbors fed. And it was women who kept the nation’s farmland plowed and planted throughout decades of crisis and two world wars. Today, in fields and on farms across the United States, women continue to demonstrate that same determination. According to the 2017 Agriculture Census, the United States had 1.2 million female producers, accounting for 36 percent of the country’s 3.4 million producers. Since 1982, the number of female-led farms has nearly tripled, and women now constitute farming’s fastest-growing demographic. Through the voices of their daughters and granddaughters, we will journey across America to meet these foremothers. In this uniquely matrilineal retelling of America’s history, we celebrate the accomplishments and contributions of women in agriculture.

Their stories have gone untold — until now.

Audra Mulkern, founder, writer, and photographer for The Female Farmer Project™, will host the story. Her work has been featured, published, and exhibited globally and has been a James Beard Award nominee. KR Creative Strategies is an emmy-award winning studio with nearly 20 years of experience in national, regional, and local media projects.