Queer Ecology Resources

Hit by A Farm

How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Barn

by Friend, Catherine

Book - 2006

When self-confessed "urban bookworm” and children's book author Catherine Friend’s partner of twelve years decides she wants to fulfill her lifelong ...Show more When self-confessed "urban bookworm” and children's book author Catherine Friend’s partner of twelve years decides she wants to fulfill her lifelong dream of owning a farm, Catherine agrees. What ensues is a crash course in both living off and with the land that ultimately allows Catherine to help fulfill Melissa’s dreams while not losing sight of her own. Show less

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Sheepish

Two Women, Fifty Sheep, and Enough Wool to Save the Planet

by Friend, Catherine

Book - 2011

What do you do when you love your farm . . . but it doesn't love you? After fifteen years of farming, Catherine Friend is tired. But just as Catherine thi...Show more What do you do when you love your farm . . . but it doesn't love you? After fifteen years of farming, Catherine Friend is tired. But just as Catherine thinks it's time to hang up her shepherd's crook, she discovers that sheep might be too valuable to give up. What ensues is a funny, thoughtful romp through the history of our woolly friends, why small farms are important, and how each one of us--and the planet--would benefit from being very sheepish, indeed. Show less

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The Bucolic Plague

How Two Manhattanites Became Gentlemen Farmers : An Unconventional Memoir

by Kilmer-Purcell, Josh

Book - 2010

Michael Perry meets David Sedaris in this follow-up to Josh Kilmer-Purcell's beloved and bestselling debut memoir, I AM NOT MYSELF THESE DAYS--another rio...Show more Michael Perry meets David Sedaris in this follow-up to Josh Kilmer-Purcell's beloved and bestselling debut memoir, I AM NOT MYSELF THESE DAYS--another riotous, moving, and entirely unique story of his attempt to tackle the next phase of life with his partner on a goat farm in upstate New York Show less

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Changing Season

A Father, A Daughter, A Family Farm

by Masumoto, David Mas

Book - 2016

How do you become a farmer? The real questions are: what kind of person do you want to be? Are you willing to change? How do you learn? What is your visio...Show more How do you become a farmer? The real questions are: what kind of person do you want to be? Are you willing to change? How do you learn? What is your vision for the future? In this poignant collection of essays, Epitaph for a Peach author David Mas Masumoto gets ready to hand his eighty-acre organic farm to his daughter, Nikiko, after four decades of working the land. Mas reflects on topics as far-ranging as the art of pruning, climate change, and the prejudice his family faced during and after World War II. Show less

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Cold Antler Farm

A Memoir of Growing Food and Celebrating Life on A Scrappy Six-acre Homestead

by Woginrich, Jenna

Book - 2014

Author Jenna Woginrich is mistress of her one-woman farm and is well known for her essays on the mud and mess, the beautiful and tragic, the grime and pas...Show more Author Jenna Woginrich is mistress of her one-woman farm and is well known for her essays on the mud and mess, the beautiful and tragic, the grime and passion that accompany homesteading. In Cold Antler Farm, her fifth book, she draws our attention to the flow and cycle not of the calendar year, but of the ancient agricultural year: holidays, celebrations, seasonal touchstones, and astronomical events that mark sacred turning points in the seasons. Show less

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Staying With the Trouble

Making Kin in the Chthulucene

by Haraway, Donna Jeanne

Book - 2016

In the midst of spiraling ecological devastation, multispecies feminist theorist Donna J. Haraway offers provocative new ways to reconfigure our relations to the earth and all its inhabitants. In the midst of spiraling ecological devastation, multispecies feminist theorist Donna J. Haraway offers provocative new ways to reconfigure our relations to the earth and all its inhabitants. Show less

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Evolution's Rainbow

Diversity, Gender, and Sexuality in Nature and People

by Roughgarden, Joan

Book - 2004

Challenges traditional views of gender identity and sexual orientation in animals and humans, explaining how diversity is developed from genes and hormone...Show more Challenges traditional views of gender identity and sexual orientation in animals and humans, explaining how diversity is developed from genes and hormones and why it should be celebrated and affirmed. In this innovative celebration of diversity and affirmation of individuality in animals and humans, Joan Roughgarden challenges accepted wisdom about gender identity and sexual orientation. A distinguished evolutionary biologist, Roughgarden takes on the medical establishment, the Bible, social scienceand even Darwin himself. Show less

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The Death of Nature

Women, Ecology, and the Scientific Revolution

by Merchant, Carolyn

eBook - 2019

An examination of the Scientific Revolution that shows how the mechanistic world view of modern science has sanctioned the exploitation of nature, unrestrained commercial expansion, and a new socioeconomic order that subordinates women. An examination of the Scientific Revolution that shows how the mechanistic world view of modern science has sanctioned the exploitation of nature, unrestrained commercial expansion, and a new socioeconomic order that subordinates women. Show less

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Organize!

Building From the Local for Global Justice

Book - 2012

Penned by a diverse range of activists, academics, lawyers, artists, and researchers, this book weaves a rich and varied tapestry of strategies for bringing about change in an era of unprecedented economic, social, and ecological crisis. Penned by a diverse range of activists, academics, lawyers, artists, and researchers, this book weaves a rich and varied tapestry of strategies for bringing about change in an era of unprecedented economic, social, and ecological crisis. Show less

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Ecofeminist Philosophy

A Western Perspective on What It Is and Why It Matters

by Warren, Karen

Book - 2000

How are the unjustified dominations of women and other humans connected to the unjustified domination of animals and nonhuman nature? What are the charact...Show more How are the unjustified dominations of women and other humans connected to the unjustified domination of animals and nonhuman nature? What are the characteristics of oppressive conceptual frameworks and systems of unjustified domination? How does an ecofeminist perspective help one understand issues of environmental and social justice? In this important new work Karen J. Warren answers these and other questions from a Western perspective. Warren looks at the variety of positions in ecofeminism, the distinctive nature of ecofeminist philosophy, ecofeminism as an ecological position, and other aspects of the movement to reveal its significance to both understanding and creatively changing patriarchal (and other) systems of unjustified domination. Show less

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The Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection ; The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex

by Darwin, Charles

Book - 1990

Suggests and explains the theories of evolution, natural selection, and survival of the fittest, and attempts to describe man's place in nature. Suggests and explains the theories of evolution, natural selection, and survival of the fittest, and attempts to describe man's place in nature. Show less

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The Sexual Politics of Meat

A Feminist-vegetarian Critical Theory

by Adams, Carol J.

Book - 1990

Establishes connections between male dominance and meat eating, argues that women and animals receive similar treatment in patriarchal society, and provides a feminist history of vegetarianism. Establishes connections between male dominance and meat eating, argues that women and animals receive similar treatment in patriarchal society, and provides a feminist history of vegetarianism. Show less

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https://lgbtq-economics.org/2021/05/02/coming-out-hungry-food-insecurity-the-lgbtq-community/

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A podcast episode presented by CLEAR, the Center for LGBTQ Economic Advancement & Research. A podcast episode presented by CLEAR, the Center for LGBTQ Economic Advancement & Research. Show less

https://www.jarrymag.com/shop?category=Digital+Issues

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A biannual print magazine that explore where food and queer culture intersect. Publication of new issues is paused; PDF issues are available to download for free. A biannual print magazine that explore where food and queer culture intersect. Publication of new issues is paused; PDF issues are available to download for free. Show less

https://plantingjustice.org/about/

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Our speakers' organization- focused on food sovereignty, economic justice, and community healing. Our speakers' organization- focused on food sovereignty, economic justice, and community healing. Show less

https://out4s.org/

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OUT for Sustainability provides a platform for co-creating climate resilience and environmental justice by and for LGBTQIA+ communities. We do this through advocacy, training, fundraising, and relationship-building. OUT for Sustainability provides a platform for co-creating climate resilience and environmental justice by and for LGBTQIA+ communities. We do this through advocacy, training, fundraising, and relationship-building. Show less

https://www.queernature.org/

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Our program envisions and implements ecological awareness and place-based skills as vital and often overlooked parts of the healing and wholing of populat...Show more Our program envisions and implements ecological awareness and place-based skills as vital and often overlooked parts of the healing and wholing of populations who have been marginalized and even represented as 'unnatural.' Our curriculums necessarily go beyond recreation in nature to deep and creative engagement with the natural world to build inter-species alliances and an enduring sense of belonging. Show less

https://www.queerecoproject.org/

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Queer Ecojustice Project organizes at the intersection of ecological justice and queer liberation. We are storytellers weaving together the threads of a c...Show more Queer Ecojustice Project organizes at the intersection of ecological justice and queer liberation. We are storytellers weaving together the threads of a complex, multidimensional story of queer survival and collective ecological futures through collaborative projects that aim to catalyze culture, consciousness, and community. Show less

https://quinta.lgbt/land-project/

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The “Land Project” complements the online community of the Quinta Project and is located in Portugal, in the Alto Alentejo. The site has 5.5 hectares (13....Show more The “Land Project” complements the online community of the Quinta Project and is located in Portugal, in the Alto Alentejo. The site has 5.5 hectares (13.5 acres), and there are three structures (two of which are habitable). Three streams cross the land, most of which is planted with cork oaks and olive trees. There are also 100+ fruit trees, including apples, apricots, pears, plums, almonds, strawberry trees, figs… and many more. Show less

https://www.queerfarmercollective.com/

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Our Mission: To remove barriers that keep the queer community from engaging in agriculture as a means of personal sustenance and empowerment. Our Mission: To remove barriers that keep the queer community from engaging in agriculture as a means of personal sustenance and empowerment. Show less

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