Empowering female landowners and farmers to be agents of positive change in their communities through active participating, educational sessions and networking opportunities.
Vision
Networks of confident women sharing knowledge to create a legacy of stewardship.
Mission
Listening to women to connect them with resources for making informed decisions for their land and communities.
Goals
To develop local networks of agricultural women who will decide what programs, projects, and information they need to assist them in their farming and conservation decision making.
For women to inform agencies and organizations of their needs and what the agencies and organizations can do to help meet those needs.
Read more about this program and its impact under Findings & Reports.
Download the WLL brochure.
“Exciting Opportunities”
We, as women, have a big opportunity to affect change in a positive way. Women, Land, and Legacy helps us prepare for these opportunities.
Participating WLL County
“Confidence-building”
Women, Land and Legacy is a model for success as it provides education and information targeted to and locally led by women. It is empowering and confidence-building.”
Participant
“Feeling Heard”
Women, Land and Legacy is a great way to learn and listen.
Michelle
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News and Events
- Women Land and Legacy Celebrates Active 2022Many Women Land and Legacy chapters celebrated a year in which things felt a little more normal in 2022. Several adventurous chapters moved forward by conducting Learning Sessions and were pleased that they took this brave step! Additionally, 5 newContinue reading “Women Land and Legacy Celebrates Active 2022”
- Women Land and Legacy Activity 2nd Quarter of 2022Women Land and Legacy (WLL) chapters are becoming more active as populations become more comfortable with in-person gatherings even in light of increasing COVID cases recently. There were nine Learning Sessions from April 1 through June 30, 2022 which involvedContinue reading “Women Land and Legacy Activity 2nd Quarter of 2022”
- Women Land and Legacy Activity 1st Quarter of 2022Women Land and Legacy (WLL) chapters were very busy across Iowa in the first quarter of calendar year 2022. More events are taking place due to lower COVID cases, which is good news and tremendous benefit to the women inContinue reading “Women Land and Legacy Activity 1st Quarter of 2022”
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