MINNEAPOLIS, Oct. 26, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- The "You Grow,
Girl!" blog series from General Mills highlights female farmers –
from the northern reaches of Canada, to the heartland of the U.S., to the
western coast of Africa, to the
rolling hills of France and
beyond. The series aims to amplify the voice of female farmers who
play vital roles in helping farms thrive.
Experience the interactive Multichannel News Release
here: https://www.multivu.com/players/English/80872242-general-mills-you-grow-girl/
The featured farmers share candid stories about their roles,
life lessons learned from living on a farm, the agricultural
changes impacting the future of their farms and the challenges of
being female in a male-dominated industry. The variety of
perspectives provide a behind-the-barn-door view into the lives of
those who grow the ingredients we use in our foods.
So far, three farmers have been featured in the series.
In the first post of the series Carrie Vollmer-Sanders, a
sixth-generation farmer from Angola,
Indiana, writes about overcoming the stereotypical division
of labor on the farm and how she was empowered to step up and help
seed this year due to her father's illness.
The second post features fifth-generation grain farmer Haley
Ostberg, from Dominion City,
Manitoba. Ostberg talks about her call to farm, gender
equality in agriculture and what she believes can educate consumers
about modern day farming, in this audio interview.
The most recent post in the series features General Mills
employee Leslie Turner. She answers
questions about growing up on a farm in south-central Kansas, how she's teaching her children to
appreciate agriculture, and the ways she incorporates her farm
family's values into her consumer insights work at General
Mills.
See all of the posts in the "You Grow, Girl!" series, here.
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SOURCE General Mills