'Women in Farming - Empowering Women, Champions of Upland Farming’ is a collection of portraits, interviews and recordings which capture the essence of life on upland family farms and celebrates the pivotal role women play in their success.

Dedicated to women in farming around the world, the exhibition has been curated by Tarja Wilson, from the Forest of Bowland National Landscape Partnership, who has worked with farming communities for more than 30 years.

Inspired by meeting dozens of strong, independent women who play essential roles on their family farms, Tarja created the exhibition. She captured the content on-site at over a dozen farms throughout the National Landscape.

"I couldn’t fail to be inspired by all the strong, independent farming women I’ve met over the years, and I think there are more women directly involved in farming now than ever.

In what has always been such a traditionally male-dominated industry, I felt it was the perfect time to capture a ‘snapshot in history’ sharing portraits, interviews and recordings of just some of the many women playing such an integral role today".

The portraits are accompanied by a soundscape weaving interviews with female farmers together with the sounds of Bowland recorded with young people from the fringes of the area by artist Rob St John as part of his ‘Are You Lost?’ project. Are You Lost? is part of the nationwide National Landscapes Association ‘Nature Calling’ outdoor community arts programme.