Women in the Year of the Farmer

Off to attend an author event in Robe on Sunday, meeting author Liz Harfull.
Liz is a rural journalist, freelance writer and editor, covering a range of issues from technical aspects of farm management practices and environmental management, to more general pieces about food and fibre production in Australia and overseas, and feature stories about life in the outback and rural identities. She began her career as a cadet journalist on a local newspaper, and later worked for The Advertiser  and Rural Press, winning a prestigious Dalgety Award for Excellence in Rural Journalism. She has had freelance stories and photography published in range of newspapers and magazines in Australia and overseas.

Her new book Women of the land is the inspiring and heart-warming stories of eight remarkable rural women who run their own farms, often juggling the demands of raising a family, they have overcome tragedy, personal fears, physical exhaustion and more than a little scepticism to build vibrant futures that sustain them and their families, in the process inspiring their neighbours and communities with their entrepreneurship, humility and determination. Each chapter explores the personal story of one woman and the people who have inspired her, the challenges she has faced as well as the humorous and heart-warming moments that have sustained her. The book also captures something of the rhythms and routines of daily life on their farms.
Liz will be at "The Whistling Fish Bookshop" in Robe at 2pm on April 8th.
Images from Liz's webpage http://www.lizharfull.com/