Ep. 108 | A Journey of Love, Farming, and Publishing with Robyn Verrall

About this episode

Robyn Verrall shares her journey from corporate life to farming and publishing, emphasizing women's roles in rural advocacy.

Robin Verralll joins Katja on The Ultimate Farm Wife to share her path from a corporate medical sales career to marrying a farmer and moving onto a beef and lamb property, including an early farm “tour” that ended bogged in winter. She explains juggling multiple roles—publisher, author, farmer, and Regional Development Australia Limestone Coast chair—by creating income and connection through her business Bullies Meats, delivering to Adelaide and donating meat to families in need. After being named 2022 South Australian Rural Woman of the Year, she expanded her advocacy by bringing more women into skills and policy conversations. Robin recounts producing a charity cookbook for Keith Hospital, meeting publishing connections after an award in London, and helping publish rural women’s stories, including the Hear Us Roar series and her upcoming fiction Chasing the Dawn, with a future nonfiction book on succession disputes. She advises women moving onto family farms to actively build community, avoid romanticizing succession, use independent advisors, have minute meetings, get agreements in writing, and stay true to themselves. Discount Codes: Book Box - Use code Fabulous15 for a…

People in this episode

Host: Katja Williams

Guest: Robyn Verrall

Topics covered

• farming
• publishing
• women's advocacy
• community building
• rural life

Keywords

• farming
• publishing
• women's advocacy
• community
• rural stories
• charity cookbook
• succession disputes

Sponsors

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Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Bullies Meats, Regional Development Australia Limestone Coast, Keith Hospital

Books & works: Hear Us Roar, Chasing the Dawn

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