Saturday 4 February, 2012

Verbal Magazine

Review


A book that will speak to farmers of both sexes, says Catherine McGrotty.

  • Living Off the Land: Women Farmers Today
  • Josephine Russell
  • Currach Press

Living Off the Land: Women Farmers Today


An interesting collection of in-depth interviews with 12 women farmers. All hail from Kerry but vary in age and farming speciality. 

Their very existence attests to a society which has greatly changed, in only a few decades. As one of the last industries which remain predominantly male (internationally as well as closer to home), these women provide a unique insight into a physically demanding job in all its various challenges. Independent, resourceful, resilient, they run their farms on equal terms with both partners and other farmers. A book that will speak to farmers of both sexes

Catherine McGrotty

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