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“Gold Dirt:” An Exploratory Study of Beginner Women Farmers’ Experiences with Farmland Tenure Mediating Care for Soil in Willamette Valley, Oregon

Creator:

Christophel Michaels, Rosa J.

Abstract:

This thesis investigates how beginning, women farmers, within in a women farmers’ network in the Willamette Valley, Oregon are accessing land and farming information. Using ethnographic, community-based research methods, I ask how land access mediates their ability to care for their land and soil. Are these farmers interested in fostering...

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Masters Thesis

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