We are a community committed to gender justice in agriculture.

Our 2024 Impact Report is Here!

Explore our 2024 WFAN Impact Report, a compilation of member stories, organizational milestones, financial reports, and strategic visions for what lies ahead.

Support WFAN’s Farmer Mentorship Fund

Created in response to the Federal Funding Freeze, this fund will help us support farmers amid funding uncertainty. Donations to the Farmer Mentorship Fund go directly to our Harvesting Our Potential Mentorship program and help us keep farmer connections alive in this critical moment.

Programs

WFAN works with many constituents, including farmers, landowners, students, researchers, advocates, and policy-makers.

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Stewardship Ambassadors

Through this program, we support women landowners in honing and sharing stories of conservation action. These stories become catalysts for connection between women landowners in the Midwest.

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Harvesting  Our Potential 

Our on-farm apprenticeship program brings together aspiring, beginning, and seasoned farmers in sustainable agriculture for peer-to-peer learning and networking opportunities.

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Plate to Politics

Through our advocacy work, we equip members with the information and tools to help them become advocates for sustainable food systems in their communities and at the state and federal levels.

“My life has been devoted to raising women’s voices in agriculture. My dream is that the landscape of industrialized agriculture will change as women become the decision-makers on their land. To that end, I will devote my time on this earth to women, prairie restoration, and seed saving.”

— Denise O'Brien, WFAN's Founding Director / Read more about WFAN’s Herstory

Upcoming Events

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⏰ Zine orders close this Sunday, April 6th, at midnight. Have you grabbed your copy yet?⁠ ⁠ Last week, we opened our final sales window for physical copies of Stories of the Seasons: A WFAN Zine. This zine features the work of more than 40 contributo
It's been nearly two months since January’s federal funding freeze announcement, which left WFAN scrambling to understand what this uncertainty meant for our network and staff. The administration's actions to withhold allocated funding from far
In celebration of spring’s arrival, we’ve decided to open up one more zine ordering window! Head to wfan.org/zine to grab your copy of Stories of the Seasons: A WFAN Zine. This is our last planned sales window, so if you’re interes
Since our humble beginnings around kitchen tables nearly 30 years ago, WFAN has been a network committed to gender justice in agriculture. This Women’s History Month, we reflect on the women who have dedicated their talents to our network and c

BECOME A WOMEN, FOOD AND AGRICULTURE NETWORK MEMBER!

Because:

Your voice matters. Your experience matters. You need to be heard.

Join Women, Food and Agriculture Network for opportunities to engage on local, state and national levels in building a socially and ecologically just food and agricultural system. We know that our members bring diverse skills and experiences to this work, and we offer an inclusive membership model rooted in your alignment and engagement with WFAN. If you gift WFAN with your time, talent, or treasure to support our collective values, we are thrilled to include you in the WFAN member community. Learn more!

We are:

  • Expanding our current programming, which now includes the Women Caring for the Land; Harvesting Our Potential; Stewardship Ambassadors; Plate to Politics and Stories of the Seasons programs;

  • Telling the stories of WFAN and the importance and history of women in agriculture, and assisting our membership in telling their stories, so that our collective experiences, struggles, and needs are heard and better understood;

  • Bringing inclusivity and diversity to the forefront of our work. WFAN is proud to work to decrease sexism, racism, and patriarchy within agriculture, and we recognize that there is much more we can do.

Join us:

WFAN membership offers a community of support, shared interests, and individual empowerment. Join us today!

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Let's stay in touch! We send email updates 1-2 times per month, and a short quarterly newsletter with program updates, upcoming events, and moments of hope happening in sustainable agriculture. We never sell or exchange member information.