Articles
Pa. Assn. for Sustainable
Agriculture newsletter
(Spring 2010)
"lf you want something done,. do it yourself." The idea that that well-worn expression might apply to us and the design of agricultural tools and equipment would have struck us as crazy just a few years ago.
"5
Great Gardening Tools for Women"
by Leah Zerbe, Rodale.com (April 2, 2010)
Women make do. That's what they do. When something doesn't work, they make it work; because at the end of the day, things need to get done. And the garden is no exception. As ladies have twisted, pulled, pushed, and toiled in the soil over the centuries, they've done so largely with the aid of tools designed for men.
"The Invisible Woman - or, Should Women in Agriculture Be Forced
to Work with Tools Designed by and for Men?"
by Liz Brensinger, Co-owner of Green Heron Tools
Women, Food & Agriculture Network, Quarterly Newsletter (Spring
2010)
Book? Movie? Superhero? How about farmer? (Better yet: farming superhero!)
Despite the vital and ever-growing role of women in agriculture and the passionate advocacy of groups like WFAN, there’s at least one area in which women farmers have remained practically invisible until very recently: the realm of agricultural tools and equipment.
"The
Female Side of Farming"
by Mary Shepherd, Farmers' Markets Today (February 10, 2010)
Green Heron Tools was created as a vehicle for supporting women farmers by providing better, more appropriate tools and equipment.
Tools designed for women are becoming a reality, thanks to the vision of two women, Ann Adams and Liz Brensinger, of New Tripoli, PA. In fact, they have stated their mission on the internet for all to see:
To provide high quality agricultural and gardening tools and equipment designed to work with women's bodies, thereby maximizing comfort, efficiency, productivity and safety.