After growing up on a farm in Tassie, being a jillaroo in the Northern Territory then a banker in Mangoplah, NSW, Ginny Stevens realised there was a lack of services for creating community within farming towns.
She loved farm life, but she started to notice the immense challenges that come with living and working on a farm, and she believed she could do something positive for the people in those communities.
So in 2014,
Active Farmers was born.
Nine years later, Active Farmers is part of 61 communities, has over 40 trainers, and participants ranging from young farmers to older farmers to community members from outside of agriculture to Ginny’s own parents-in-law.
Ginny's journey through her career, motherhood and philanthropy is an inspiring one to say the least, here are a few things covered throughout the chat:
- Ginny's life on the farm and with her kids
- Growing up in Tasmania and the importance of family
- Becoming a jillaroo in the Northern Territory
- ‘The Team Sport Effect’ and how it sparked her idea for Active Farmers
- Quitting her day job and starting a family while starting her business
- Striving for the elusive 'work-life balance'
- What's next for Active Farmers?
https://activefarmers.com.au/
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