Pride In Agriculture
Not all US farmers fit into the stereotype of an old white man in flannel and overalls. There is a growing queer agricultural contingent seeking increased inclusivity and community. LGBTQ+ farmers challenge historical barriers in agriculture, while also leading the way in envisioning (and bringing to fruition) a more equitable and sustainable farming future, where anyone can grow healthy food. After near 15 years of advocacy in agriculture , bringing diverse stories of farmers and ranchers forward to help consumers learn more about where our food comes from, I realized that my advocacy platform needed to focus on different aspects of diversity in our community. Pride In Agriculture is a space to share these perspectives, the challenges we encounter, and advice how to be more inclusive of everyone. We Grow Where We Go
Community “Nature doesn’t care if you’re gay or straight”: meet the gay farmers queering agriculture Rural isolation and outdated attitudes can make agricultural life a struggle for gay and queer men. Here, four LGBTQIA+ farmers open up about their experiences. As a person who is queer and Indian, Adalja felt like she did not fit the typical white, cisgender, and heterosexual farmer identity. American farmers are frequently portrayed as white, cisgender, heterosexual men, largely because these identities are disproportionately represented within the farming community. How LGBTQIA+ Farmers are Reimagining Agriculture
Resources and Perspectives from LGBTQ+ people and allies from agriculture and rural communities. Pride In Agriculture. She was one year into cooperatively owning her own land, alongside her business partner Emily Fagan, and there was hardly another queer in sight. The people of Decorah, Iowa population: 7, were welcoming, sure, but traditionally heteronormative meaning treating heterosexuality as the norm. 
Queer Eye for the Sustainable Farm
Queer farmers are challenging discriminatory legacies in agriculture, and envisioning an agricultural system that uplifts and celebrates LBGTQIA+ people. This is an effort to bring equity and inclusion for diverse people throughout our communities and industry. Learn more here.
Spotlight on the Queer Farmers Reimagining American Agriculture
Rock Steady Farm is a queer* and trans led multiracial worker cooperative. → We grow culturally meaningful foods, → Train Queer, Trans, Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (QTBIPOC) farmers, AND → Catalyze structural and political change in the food system. We center QTBIPOC farmers in our work to build a liberatory future. *Queer for us contains and includes multitudes of identities. Rural isolation and outdated attitudes can make agricultural life a struggle for gay and queer men. With themes of isolation, homophobia and loneliness, it delivered a powerful message about the plight that farmers — and especially queer farmers — face in their day to day lives.
LGBTQ+ Farmers Work to Build Queer
Spotlight on the Queer Farmers Reimagining American Agriculture A nascent movement of LGBTQ+ farmers is working to build community in rural spaces and provide an alternative to Big Ag. . Rock Steady Farm
Some also find in-person communities through local or state-wide organizations that support farmers, like the Jewish Farmers Network, local chapters of the Young Farmers Coalition, or agricultural extension programs. Others find community at the farmers market or volunteering at farms. . 
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As farmers, ranchers and agricultural professionals, it is long past time to adopt a queer-inclusive culture, and Humble Hands Harvest – along with the community of Decorah – is paving the way. Together, they are rewriting the narrative by building communities and norms that defy these divisive stereotypes. .