Photo of the Day: To the Women Who Plant and the Men Who Love Them

| July 12, 2010 | 6 Comments

Grandma plants potatoes

Here’s to the strong and beautiful women farmers of the world, like this Andean grandma (one of my grandmas), who in her late 70s, still rises before the sun to cultivate her potatoes, barefoot.

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  1. Simply Life says:

    I love the photo!

  2. Late 70s? wow….she looked so much younger on the picture…

  3. Liz says:

    @SimplyLife: Thank you!
    @Angie’s: Can you believe it? She’s a very spry and quick one–The activity, although tough work, keeps her fit.

  4. Hard and noble work – beautiful photo!

    Cheers,

    Gera

  5. wow, she’s dressing up to plant the potatoes. So cool.

  6. Kristi Rikus says:

    I love this picture. She is simply beautiful!

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