#womeninag beauty + bounty by mary van dyke march 2017

Beauty  +  BountyMary  Van  Dyke

www.greenstem.us

#WomenInAg

Intro  • What  is  Ag?

• Where   is  Ag?

• #WomenInAg ~  Stats

• Learn  by  Doing

• Opportunities

• Trainings

• Mentors

• Resources

Agriculture  

Ager  -­‐ a  fieldCulture -­‐ to  cultivate,  to  grow

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Food                    Fuel                    Fiber                  Other

Why  Ag?

Worldwide1  in  3  peoplework  in  agriculture(FAO)

History

Urban          Vertical          6-­‐legged          Space        Ag

Opportunities

• ~    60,000  jobs  in  agriculture,  food,  and  natural  resources  are  set  to  open  in  the  next  five  years  (Purdue  University  &  USDA  study).  

• not  enough  ag  program  graduates  to  fill  these  jobs

• ~  2  jobs  open  for  every  qualified  graduate

#WomenInAg ~  Stats

Last  Ag  Census   was  2012,  next   one  is  2017

3,180,074  men  +  women  in  agriculture

969,672  women  in  agriculture

about  30%  of  whole

-­‐2%  decline   for  women-­‐3%  decline   for  men  +  womensince  2007

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#WomenInAg ~  Stats

Last  Ag  Census   was  2012,  next   one  is  2017

3,180,074  men  +  women  in  agriculture

969,672  women  in  agriculture

about  30%  of  whole

-­‐2%  decline   for  women-­‐3%  decline   for  men  +  womensince  2007

operating   2.1  million   farms14%  led  by  women

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Learn  by  Doing

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USDA NASA FFA 4-­‐H

4-­‐H

https://4-­‐h.org/parents/stem-­‐agriculture/

Which  U?

Opportunities  in  VA

VT  -­‐TechCollege   of  Agriculture   and  Life  Sciences Research   Focus

• Agricultural  Profitability   and  Environmental  Sustainability

• Food,  Nutrition,   and  Health

• Biodesign and  Bioprocessing

• The  Green  Industry• Infectious  Diseases• Community  Viability

VSU

• Certificate   in  Urban  Agriculture

Research   Focus  includes

• Plant  and  Soil  Science• Specialty   Crops

• Food  Sciences• Small  Ruminants

College   of  Agriculture

GMUDepartment  of  Environmental   Science   and  Policy

• Environmental   and  Sustainability   Studies

• Living  Learning  Community  on  Sustainability

• Foraging  Food  Forest

UVA

• Agriculture   and  Resource  Management

• Morven Farm• Courses  include

• Politics  of  Food• Sustainable  Agriculture• New  Farm  Economics

Department  of  Environmental   Sciences

VA  Cooperative  Extension,VAES +  ARECs

Start  Farming

Stories

Ann  VenemanSecretary  of  Agriculture2011-­‐2005

Anita  AdaljaArcadia   FarmsFairfax  County

Onelisa GarzaSenior,  Texas  A  &  MFFA  and   4-­‐H  

Carissa  Koopmann Rivers5th gen   cow/calf   rancherSunol,  CA

#WomenInAgMentors  in  NoVARegion  include:

#WomenInAgMentors  in  NoVARegion  include:

Kirsten  Conrad Adria Bordas Caitlin  Verdu Paige  Thacker

www.AgExplorer.com

• What  advice  would  you  offer  fellow  women  in  ag?

• Is  there  a  leading  woman  in  ag  you  would  like  to  hear  from  ?  

• Send  USDA  your  suggestions• #WomenInAg

Twitter/Storify/FB

“Agriculture is our future.Let’s lead it!”

Mary  Van  Dyke

o Trained  as  architecto Master  Gardenero Master  Naturalisto Visiting  Horticulturist   at  Jamestown  School

o Garden  Teacher  at  BrooksfieldMontessori  School

o Blogs  at  Green  STEM  Learning

mary@greenstem.us

www.GreenSTEM.us

Thank  You!

Mary  Van  Dyke

Beauty  and  Bounty#WomenInAgby  Mary  Van  Dyke

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