So where to start?

So where to start? There’s a whole range of things that I could touch on however the thing that seems to be absorbing most of my time lately is that of job searching. And it poses the situation of being able to work from home, while still being involved in the Agricultural industry.

Sure, there are plenty of jobs out there. However there seems to still be a stigma of, if you work in the Agricultural industry it needs to be that of the physical, hands on kind. So what happens when that just isn’t an option? After talking to a wonderful group of ladies online on Facebook, in the fantastic group called Rural and Remote Australian Women, many ideas were thrown around but the underlying issue seemed to be that of viability. From mobile bookkeeping, to setting up a rural ‘Gumtree’ site, to becoming a trainer and all ideas in between, without extra training or a great deal of funding, none seemed to be a viable option straight away, although quite possible in the long term. Although there are some lucrative positions in the social media and freelancing arenas, they are far and few between it seems and finding them, even more difficult! So why is the Agricultural industry so hesitant to utilise the social media ‘up-rise’ and that of the freelance world?