Women Land and Food

If you know the work of Wendell Berry, you’ll recognize immediately the depth and expertise of his daughter, Mary Berry, our final guest for season one. For those new to his work, welcome to the seamless unfolding of Wendell Berry’s writing and thinking, into the deeply lived experience of his daughter. Mary takes Wendell’s life’s work to the world, in practice and perpetuity, through The Berry Ce...

Episode 7 guest Chiara Hollender reveals how her deep connection to the land helped her clarify her passion for storytelling — and ultimately give herself permission to pursue her gift in a way that is life-giving and sustainable. That clarity has blossomed into something powerful for both us and the world: Chiara now directs and produces the documentary series Women of the Earth through her produ...

Catharine Noel, our Episode 6 guest, is an inspiring and generous leader, with a quiet authority born of lived experience. From her earliest days she has boldly embraced adventure, hard work, and choices that honor her heart. With characteristic, unfailing generosity, Catharine takes us through her quietly extraordinary life so far; from hilarity to heartbreak, through resolve and resilience, lear...

At first glance, being a priest and a farmer may not seem like a life on the edge. Until you hear how our Episode 5 guest, Rachel Field, does it! Rachel walks us through what it’s like to inhabit two roles that, for millennia, were primarily controlled by men. Hear where compassion and courage can call us, and where deep empathy and connection with nature can lead. If you practice a traditional re...

Since the beginning of time, farming has been a family business. With Episode 4 guest, Becky Castle, we get a glimpse of how that reality plays out in a modern family. In these “modern” times, it’s rarely enough for farmers just to farm. Almost all farmers have another income layer to make farming possible. For many, it’s an “off-farm” job — so they can do the real job, the harder job, the one tha...

Episode 3 is a very personal conversation with an educational innovator, Michaela Ryan. For almost 20 years, Michaela has operated a farm school for kids ages 5 - 18, called New Village Farm in Shelburne, VT Many children, including a young woman named Resika, (who introduced us to Michaela) grew up farming at New Village. For them it’s a completely normal part of their lives. Beginning with rabbi...

Young farmers are the future of food. Without them to keep growing our food, the vast majority of farmers will age-out in about 20 years with none to replace them. This episode couldn’t be more important — our lives literally are in their hands. So, how did they take up farming? What do they know? What do they think about? Isabelle Lourie-Wisbaum and Karen Clark generously share their stories, the...

We launch our  podcast with  a guest whose life demonstrates all the topics we hope to explore this season. In Episode 1 guest, Kristin Kimball, the Women Land and Food exemplar, talks us through the essentials of being fully nourished, making some bite-size change, and food as a love language on the way to joy.

The first season of the Women Land and Food podcast launches September 2025.  For more information about the podcast and upcoming episodes please check out the Women Land and Food website . And follow us on Instagram @women_land_and_food_podcast