Blog : Women Back to the Land : University of Sussex

BBC Woman's Hour special on women in farming

11 June 2025

Dr Rachael Durrant shares a few quick reflections on the recent special episode of BBC Woman's Hour on women in farming.

Sign with an image of an unpotted plant and a quote from a Joni Mitchell song reading

Ecofeminist activism – care at the heart of the movement

3 June 2025

Dr Rachael Durrant will explore how Ecofeminism is put in practice within the Landworkers Alliance (LWA) and the land-based social movement in the UK.

Dr Rachael Durrant standing in a garden allotment

Ecofeminist theory – addressing inequalities by revaluing care

3 June 2025

Dr Rachael Durrant introduces Ecofeminist theory, an approach to understanding women’s farming journeys and inequalities of access to food and land.

Exploring farming journeys in images and words

4 February 2025

Dr Rachael Durrant was joined by food-grower-activists in Oxford to explore their farming journeys through art.

Rachael sat at table with artist Ottilie Hainsworth in studio, discussing story mapping workshop ideas

Making graphic story maps at the Oxford Real Farming Conference 2025

12 December 2024

Dr Rachael Durrant is hosting a workshop on graphic journaling and map making to explore farmers journey's - learn more about this creative process.

Animated visual showing a rural protest marching towards soldiers in a 19th century village at night

From rural revolt to the values of our time

19 November 2024

From 14th century revolts to recent protests, explore the origins of civil society activism and social movements working on food and land-use today.

Crowd of Landworkers Alliance members marching with signs in London in 2022 to demand food and climate justice

Women as leaders in land-based transformations

19 November 2024

Dr Rachael Durrant explores the role of women land-workers and activists within an emergent movement striving for climate, food and social justice.

Close up of allotment with grower looking down at soil

Introducing 'Women Back to the Land’

18 November 2024

Dr Rachael Durrant introduces the Women Back to the Land research project and reflects on women's journeys into and through agroecology in the UK.