Podcast appearances and mentions of audra mulkern

Writer, photographer, and Founder of The Female Farmer Project, Audra Mulkern, talks to us about her advocacy for farmers facing injustice in America. Part podcast, part blog series, part live event, Say Hi to the Future is an inclusive platform aimed at highlighting the human side of human ingenuity: clever, inventive, and original thinking. Our goal is to highlight new and interesting ways of looking at the world by speaking with ingenious thinkers and doers from all walks of life. Our topics are wide-ranging and cover anything from mental wellness and the circular economy to the future of learning, frugal innovation, diversity in the workplace, and the current state of small business. With an eye toward the future, Say Hi to the Future's mandate is to explore how non-conventional thinkers are taking on some of our most pressing contemporary challenges. Say Hi to the Future is imagined and curated by Ken Tencer, CEO of Spyder Works Inc., a leading business consultancy for mid-market organizations and intrapreneurs, globally. Know someone who is clever, inventive, and original? Reach out to us at sayhi@spyder.works. We'd love to chat! Let's keep in touch!

On today's show, we talk about navigating meeting overload with Liza Provenzano from SparkHR. Guest host Ken Tencer speaks to writer and photographer Audra Mulkern, about The Female Farmer Project. We get an overview on global growth with Peter Hall and Brad Butt gives us our political update. But first: What is happening at Lakeview Village? Development Lead and Argo's VP Brian Sutherland joins us with an update.

In honor of Women’s History Month, our next podcast features Audra Mulkern, founder of The Female Farmer Project and forthcoming documentary film project Women’s Work: The Untold Story of America’s Female Farmers. Mulkern also hosts a podcast dedicated to featuring female farmers and providing a way for them to share their stories, struggles, and successes.   Be sure to give it a listen and let us know your key takeaways!

Today we toast to the invisible people in the food system: the farmers, the farm workers, the truckers, the people behind the scenes in restaurants, and the women throughout history – a passion for today’s forking awesome guest.   Audra Mulkern is an author, photographer, and farm-to-table documentarian. She is the Executive Producer and host of the in-development documentary film Women’s Work: the untold story of America’s female farmers, and Founder of The Female Farmer Project, a multi-platform documentary project that chronicles the rise of women working in agriculture around the world.   “I realized that behind  every single farm table was a woman. Why had I noticed it? Why did I think women farming was different? … The more I dug, the more I came up empty: women just weren’t in the visual narrative, what I call the Agricultural Canon.” –Audra Mulkern   “You can look back through history and, over and over, it’s men at the forefront [of the Agricultural Canon], even though we know that women were the first farmers.” –Audra Mulkern We also discuss: Audra’s previous careers (ranging from the airline industry to Microsoft) When it was really difficult to access farms & farm-to-table food Tracking down farm-grown food in the 90s Developing relationships with farmers Discovering that the history of female farmers was untold (less than 1% of the Agricultural Canon is about women) Showcasing the modern women of farming The desire to feed people Audra’s in-development documentary: Women’s Work: the untold story of America’s female farmers Creating farming clothes for women How Audra is affecting legislation The problem around farmers & suicide How women tend to listen to the land (as opposed to dominating it) Beng in year three of the farm crisis Resources: Learn more at AudraMulkern.com Check out The Female Farmer Project Support Audra’s documentary: Women’s Work: the untold story of America’s female farmers Connect with Audra: Instagram | Twitter | Facebook Want to increase sales & improve service in your restaurant? Get 20% off TouchBistro at touchbistro.com/justforkingaround Get 15% off your supplements by using discount code “JustForkingAround” at OraOrganic.com Audra’s Bio: Audra Mulkern wants to change the way you look at farming and the food on your plate. As a photographer and writer she has sought to shine a spotlight on the hard-working people who are growing a food system that is sustainable and equitable for all.   Audra is the founder of The Female Farmer Project™ – a multi-platform documentary project that chronicles the rise of women working in agriculture around the world.  From in-depth stories, personal essays, photographic portraits, a podcast, and in-development documentary film -- the project gives a powerful voice to the fastest growing demographic in agriculture-- The Female Farmer.    The Female Farmer Project™ has garnered international recognition and acclaim. It has exhibited around the world, most recently at the United Nations in New York, Maison Rouge Gallery in Paris and the USDA in Washington DC. The project has been featured in digital and print globally.For event speaker inquiries, contact Audra here For video production and hosting services contact Audra here --   Just Forking Around is produced by Podcast Masters

I talk to "The Female Farmer Project" founder Audra Mulkern about the role of women in agriculture, what it takes to start a farm today, and how we as consumers can support our farmers.   SHOWNOTES: atthetablepodcast.com/9

Audra Mulkern wants to change the way you look at farming and the food on your plate. As a photographer and writer she has sought to shine a spotlight on the hard-working people who are growing a food system that is sustainable and equitable for all. Audra is the founder of “The Female Farmer Project” – a multi-platform documentary project that chronicles the rise of women working in agriculture around the world. From in-depth stories, personal essays, photographic portraits and a podcast, the project gives a powerful voice to the fastest growing demographic in agriculture-- The Female Farmer.   Find Audra & The Female Farmer Project Website:www.femalefarmerproject.org www.femalefarmerproject.org Facebook Page:   https://www.facebook.com/FemmeFarmToTable/ Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/rootedinthevalley/ Twitter Account: https://twitter.com/FemmeFarm2Table   Show Sponsored by:  Four Sigmatic - http://www.foursigmatic.com Use code: DIYS to save 10% on your order   Mistobox Coffee Club - http://mbox.coffee/Y9FA Use Code: DIYS to save $10 on your subscription   Full Shownotes:  http://www.dirtinyourskirt.com Join the Facebook Group:  http://www.dirtinyourskirt.com/tribe Support the Show: http://www.dirtinyourskirt.com/support   

Part one of a two-part series that focuses on farm financing. When farmers are looking to purchase land, expand operations and make capital improvements where do they turn? This episode focuses on the increasingly popular non-traditional routes; microloans and crowdfunding. Female Farmer Project Founder, Audra Mulkern and co-host Kate Doughty talk to both Kiva and Barnraiser about their efforts to support women in agriculture and entrepreneurs. We also meet two women farmers/entrepreneurs who have successfully navigated these alternative financing models.

AUDRA MULKERN is a cook, writer, photographer and a podcaster, who lives in a farming community. She noticed the face of the farmers in her own community was starting to change as more and more women were applying to become interns.Today, she is putting good food in the spotlight and changing the way you look at farming and the food on your plate.THE FEMALE FARMER PROJECT documents the rise of women in agriculture. It is a chronicle of images and stories of female farmers who are tasked with family, farm, often an outside job, and are creating change in our food systems. The project has garnered international recognition, and has been featured in Huffington Post, Modern Farmer, grist and a number of magazines. It was recently in exhibition at United Nations in New York, IFAD building in Rome, FarmAid30, TEDxManhattan 2015 and won the Cascade Harvest Coalition Wendell Berry award for 2015.Find out more at www.femalefarmproject.org & www.audramulkern.com Audra can also be found on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram

Episode 1.0 features Female Farmer Project Founder, Audra Mulkern and co-host Kate Doughty discussing why farming in Arizona is the first issue tackled here on the podcast. Joined by Debbie Weingarten, we interview those who farm in the balance. Our guests include Anastasia who ranches 160 acres in the Sulphur Springs Valley in Cochise county and is in the process of closing her operation. Also featured is Julie Pierson, a member of the Tohono O'odham tribe and San Xavier land allottee and board member. Joining her is Cie'na Schlaefli the San Xavier farm's food production manager. Sheryl Wiser is our featured farming advocate/musician.

This preview episode features Female Farmer Project Founder, Audra Mulkern and co-host Kate Doughty discussing their plans for the upcoming season. Amanda Merrow and Katie Baldwin of Amber Waves Farm are our special guests. Dana Hubanks is our featured farmer/musician and Peconic Land Trust our featured non-profit.

Guest Audra Mulkern speaks with Diane Horn about The Female Farmer Project, a chronicle of in-depth stories about the rise of women working in agriculture around the world.

Women are the new face of sustainable farming, and Audra Mulkern is using her skills as a storyteller, photographer and filmmaker to share their stories.

A show dedicated to farmers with a feature report from Green Divo Mike Nowak, who attended Farm Aid 30 and the press conference where Neil Young and Dave Matthews had strong words about the need for seed justice and less industrial farms. Also, an inspired Green Diva segment featuring Audra Mulkern, who is telling the stories of women farmers. Original Green Dude Scotty, who is also a recovering farmer was also in the studio!