Stories
In this section we are offering complimentary resources to the information received during the training sessions held as part of our project. Throughout it, we have travelled to the nine countries where we have implemented working groups with rural women entrepreneurs. And we have spoken with many of them, and what they have told us about their experiences has been collected here, in motivational articles that bring us closer to the personal and human stories of these entrepreneurs.
Marthe Kilen: “My husband has been a crucial partner, taking care of our young children so I could focus on my passion”
Marthe Kilen, the founder of Frühnelik, is a pastry chef with a deep passion for…
Liv Aas: “Using high-quality, local ingredients provides the beers with a unique flavour profile, which mass-produced malts do not give”
Liv Aas is a manager at Hognobring Croft Brewery, a small brewery located just south…
Anita Galåen: “It’s important to find balance, slow down when needed, and ensure that your work enhances your life instead of consuming it”
Anita Galåen is not just a farmer but an innovator dedicated to transforming agricultural production…
Jenny Domås: “I want to keep things in a cycle, using all our resources efficiently”
Jenny, a 51-year-old entrepreneur from Grong in central Norway’s Trøndelag region, runs a diverse farm…
Juste Jankauskienė: “Family life is tricky in the summer, with more work and the children off school”
Juste Jankauskienė , a beekeeper from Lithuania, has chosen a life deeply connected to nature….
Lina Vyšniauskaitė: “The adoption of modern technologies has been essential to my business model”
Lina Vyšniauskaitė, a farmer from northern Lithuania, has transformed her 2006-established farm in Joniškis into…
Ina Grecka (GRASS CEILING participant): Empowering through education and innovation on a Lithuanian farm
Ina Grecka, originally from Vilnius, founded “Yellow Boots,” a family farm just 15 minutes from…
Eglė Valuckaitė-Stašauskienė: “Networks like GRASS CEILING are vital for women facing these challenges.”
Eglė Valuckaitė-Stašauskienė lives in a small village in the Kedainiai district of Lithuania, where she…
Rasa Prusakova: “advisory services to support women farmers are needed”
Rasa Prusakova, a farmer in the Šiauliai region of Lithuania, has managed her small farm…
María José Velilla: “I enjoy working in my village and setting my hours, even if sometimes it means working all day.”
We visited Alfamén, a small town near Zaragoza, Spain. María José has been working here…