This month we bring you tales from female farmers, the bakery helping vulnerable women find work and west African recipes with a twist
We have a collection of extraordinary stories for you. The Luminary Bakery is a not-for-profit working for the empowerment of women. “Tangible employment was the starting point,” says founder Alice Williams, “but we realised the women we were meeting were a very long way from being able to function in [a work] environment, so we developed the training programme to help them get there.” The bakery now has two premises, more than 50 students and a cookbook.
We explore the lives of some of the country’s female farmers: heritage grain farmer Abi Aspen Glencross; vegan farmer Sinead Fenton; and Ruby Radwan, who runs Willowbrook Farm on Islamic principles. They tell us about the highs and lows of running a farm during the pandemic. At Plaw Hatch Farm, shepherd Gala Bailey-Barker relishes the opportunity to act as a role model for other young women. “I love to represent women, because I would have loved to see women farming as a child,” she says.
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