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07/03/2026

31/08/2023

……and now for the good news - our/CAFD birthplace Suffolk once again has a Calf at Foot Dairy. Suffolk our original home/birthplace of cruelty free and micro dairying.

EDIT Please read the whole post and properly! Amy has her own cows, I'm still looking to re-home my cows, finding homes for my cows will take a while

Our very own extraordinaire Amy has done good and taken the baton by setting up her very own CAFD with her very own cows. CAFD could never have got so far if it weren’t for our Amy who was a stoic employee and still is a dear friend who was always there helping us stay afloat through thick and thin, laughter and tears, no matter what the elements threw at us, whether it was the weather, sh*tty ruthless landlords, bastard bovines or weirdos and nutty volunteers

To buy/order a bottle of cruelty free milk which is sold untreated in its natural state ie proper milk as nature intended, go to George Blundeston House Farm, Suffolk instagram and FB

Amy George
To see how true Calf at foot milk is produced go to: www.thecalfatfootdairy.co.uk







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17/03/2023

Morning. 🙂 Hopefully this scheduled post works! Today I’m back to workshop..I thought it had a leaky ceiling, but it appears that it might be an issue with water getting in at floor level where brambles have built up between it and the hedge, and somehow channeling rain underneath, so that needs to be investigated…might be a bigger job than I thought. 😕 Anyway, I had a new glass inspiration book for my birthday, and I really want to try out a moth…. Like in the picture, so that’s my plan today 🙂 It’s still raining, at this rate I will need a boat to get to workshop. 😕 Whatever you are up to, have a good day peeps. 🙂 ☕️☕️☕️☕️🌧🌧

09/01/2023

09/01/2023

07/01/2023

Morning 🙂 Today’s a shop day and doing a few extra hours, so will be dark when I get home….roll on Spring! Talking of Spring, I have a fancy to make more snowdrops, maybe with a hare…what do you think? Best get a wriggle on, my shop uniform needs ironing…have a good day peeps, whatever you are up to. 🙂 ☕️☕️☕️☕️🌧

10/12/2022

27/10/2022

On this day in 1975, in a remarkable display of solidarity and determination, Iceland’s women went on strike for equal rights. They refused to go to their jobs, do housework, or perform childcare, all to show the importance of women in their society. Incredibly, 90% of women in Iceland participated in the strike. Of those, 25,000 women -- almost 12% of Iceland’s population at the time -- took to the streets of Reykjavik in a demonstration while other protests were held in towns across the country. The historic strike was called Women’s Day Off and it’s gone down in Icelandic history as the beginning of a dramatic change in the status of women -- and the first step toward Iceland becoming “the world’s most feminist country.”

Although the right of Icelandic women to vote was recognized in 1915, by 1975, there were still only three sitting female Members of Parliament, less than 5%. Across the country, women faced discrimination at work, including lower pay and fewer job opportunities. The progress being made in other Nordic countries, where women held 16 to 23% of parliamentary seats and had more recourse against discrimination, was frustrating women’s right activists in Iceland. A women’s group called the Red Stockings was the first to propose a strike, but it was initially considered too confrontational by many. After the event was renamed the Women’s Day Off and framed in such a way as to show the many ways Iceland’s women contributed to the country, it secured near universal support.

When the day of the protest came, many companies were forced to close for the day; schools and daycares kept their doors shut. Fathers ended up taking their children to work and easy to prepare foods like sausages were sold out in many grocery stores. Meanwhile, women took to the streets to listen to speeches and discuss how they could improve their nation. The majority of men were supportive of the effort: Styrmir Gunnarsson, who was the co-editor of the conservative paper Morgunbladid at the time, said, “I do not think that I have ever supported a strike but I did not see this action as a strike. It was a demand for equal rights… it was a positive event.” He added that "Probably most people underestimated this day's impact at that time -- later both men and women began to realize that it was a watershed."

Vigdís Finnbogadóttir says her life was particularly changed by the Women’s Day Off -- she would go on to become Europe’s first female president in 1980, a move she insists could not have happened without the protest. “What happened that day was the first step for women's emancipation in Iceland," she explained. "It completely paralyzed the country and opened the eyes of many men… Things went back to normal the next day, but with the knowledge that women are as well as men the pillars of society. So many companies and institutions came to a halt and it showed the force and necessity of women -- it completely changed the way of thinking.”

The impact of the changes that this show of power by women helped foster are obvious in Iceland today -- as of 2021, women hold 47% of the seats in parliament and the country has been ranked number one in the world for gender equality by the World Economic Forum for ten years in a row. For her part, Finnbogadóttir, who served as Iceland’s president for 16 years, will always look back with fondness on that historic day when women stood together: “There was a tremendous power in it all and a great feeling of solidarity and strength among all those women standing on the square in the sunshine.”

For a new book for adult readers about Iceland's extraordinary success with gender equality, we recommend "Secrets of the Sprakkar: Iceland's Extraordinary Women and How They Are Changing the World" at https://www.amightygirl.com/secrets-of-the-sprakkar

To introduce kids to inspiring female leaders from around the world, we recommend the board book "Dream Big" for ages 0 to 3 (https://www.amightygirl.com/dream-big), the picture book "Shaking Things Up: 14 Young Women Who Changed the World" (https://www.amightygirl.com/shaking-things-up), and the illustrated biography "HerStory: 50 Women and Girls Who Shook the World" for ages 8 to 13 (https://www.amightygirl.com/herstory)

To inspire children and teens with the true stories of girls and women who fought for change throughout history, visit our blog post, "Dissent Is Patriotic: 50 Books About Women Who Fought for Change," at https://www.amightygirl.com/blog?p=14364

One of our favorite t-shirts features a quote which fits these women perfectly: "Well-Behaved Women Seldom Make History" -- it's available for all ages at https://www.amightygirl.com/well-behaved-women-history-shirt

And, for more books for children and teens about trailblazing female role models who didn't let social conventions hold them back, visit A Mighty Girl's "Role Model Biography" section at https://www.amightygirl.com/books/history-biography/biography

24/10/2022

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15/10/2022