“I write these words as woman who strives to preserve our rural culture, our traditions, our roots and our values. What could I say of Astrid, my earthy sister..!? She, as nobody else I know, is endowed with a wonderful human intelligence and an amazing ability to use it in a positive way. The first time we ever met, at my farm, she had a way of speaking and looking at me that made me feel proud about my profession, about being a farmer. From the very first day she felt as she belonged in this land, as if she would have lived here in a previous life. Astrid was, is, and will continue to be the main interconnection among us in our Alvelal rural community. She is mind, heart, hands and soul ... my 4 favourite returns. She is not domesticated, Astrid is a free spirit. And she inspires me to continue to grow as a rural woman in the struggle to preserve my land ... our EARTH. "