Check your feelings of inadequacy at the door before reading more in the Intelligencer Journal about Farmgirl Cheryl Rogowski, who not only farms organic vegetables but won the 2004 MacArthur Foundation “genius grant,” which comes with a cool $500,000. While the award usually goes to artists and scientists, Cheryl won because she created a low-income Community Supported Agriculture farm in New York state. Cheryl also has taken to the airwaves with an ag show: ‘Agriculture — It’s Not Just Farming.’” Much more about Cheryl and The W. Rogowski Farm here. The Intelligencer coverage came from a Celebrating Agriculture’s Women Entrepreneurs Conference that Cheryl keynoted. It was a first for the conference at the Pennsylvania Farm Show and a clear sign that the farmgirl community is growing. According to the article, while Pennsylvania lost 2,000 male-owned farms between 1997 and 2002, it has gained 1,000 women-owned farms.
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This is very cool. A MacArthur is a real coup for anyone — especially someone with such an unusual vocation. I love stories like this!
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Indeed, I’ve been reading more about Cheryl. Totally cool. There’s another interesting farmer I’ve started to follow. There’s a link to his Maverick farm site in the Farmgirl Links. He’s a former environmental reporter turned farmer.
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This is very cool. A MacArthur is a real coup for anyone — especially someone with such an unusual vocation. I love stories like this!
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Indeed, I’ve been reading more about Cheryl. Totally cool. There’s another interesting farmer I’ve started to follow. There’s a link to his Maverick farm site in the Farmgirl Links. He’s a former environmental reporter turned farmer.
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