Book one:

Farmwives in Profile:

17 Women, 17 Candid Questions about their Lives, Photos & Recipes

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(Published: January 2016)

Short documentary on Billi J. Miller and her Farmwives Book Project - filmed by Storyhive.

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Title: "In Honour of Farmwives"

17 Women, 17 Candid Questions About their Lives, Photos & Recipes is the labour-of-love and debut book of Billi J Miller capturing candid interviews, delicious straight-from-the-farm-kitchen recipes and timeless photographs of seventeen traditional farmwives from the Canadian Prairies. The women from her home community in east-central Alberta were all between the ages of fifty-five and ninety. This widely-celebrated book shines a light on what Miller calls the too often overlooked contributions of farmwives who she says have been pillars holding up Canadian family farms. This beautiful project also contains stories by the women's grown children on the impact their mothers have had on their lives. Worth it's weight in gold for just the recipes alone, this project is available through all major online retailers and through select partner small retailers also.

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Paperback ISBN: 978-1-4602-7763-8

eBook ISBN: 978-1-4602-7764-5

"I hope this is one of a hundred book series!"

— Bridget Ryan

Producer/TV Host

Dinner Television

"You have a brightness in your spirit that is rare. You are documenting people’s lives. That is really special. Thank you for putting your heart into this."

— Amanda A.

Daughter of a Farmwife

Book two:

Farmwives 2: 

An Inspiring Look at the Lives of the New Canadian Farmwives

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(Published January 2018)

The highly-anticipated follow-up of her first book, this second part of the two-book series gives the "next generations" a turn. Farmwives 2 hones in on women in their twenties to fifties. This time, Miller interviews women from across the country - from British Columbia to Newfoundland - broadening not only the look at Canada's family farms but, women's perspectives on this evolving role.

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Miller includes the same format of interviews, photographs and recipes, but it also includes input from a lawyer, farm family coach and financial planner that is quickly declaring it the "bible" to which all living on a farm should read.

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Paperback ISBN: 978-1-5255-2188-1

Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-5255-2187-4

eBook ISBN: 978-1-5255-2189-8

"Equal parts laugh-out-loud funny, poignant and instructive, Farmwives 2 shows that, just as there's no right way to be a farmer, there's no right way to be a farmwife"

— Jennifer Blair

Farming Smarter Magazine

"As a full-time farmwife and farmer

 of over twenty years, reading these stories inspire me and remind me why I’m still doing this! Thank YOU for putting us WOMEN in a book. This is heritage for the upcoming generations. Behind those strong farmers are very strong women who go through so much"

— Sandra C.

Ontario, Canada

"Farm women are mentors and encouragers to others seeking to be fulfilled on the farm. We learn from each other's journey and stories, so enjoy this collection. Let these women fire up your passion and vision!"

— Elaine Froese

Professional Speaker,

Writer & Coach

Blog Series: "The Women Among Us"

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A blog series exploring the journeys we take, finding resilience in the most unexpected places, and the power of the human spirit. Join Billi as she interviews women from all walks of life in this meaningful project.

published work

Books

Published Articles

I asked seventeen Canadian farmwives for advice on how to keep a marriage strong, this is what they said.

October 2019   |   Medium.com

What writing two books about farm women taught me about life in the city.

October 2019   |   Medium.com and Ag Now Magazine (USA).

Summer a Fantastic Season to Explore Indigenous Culture!

August 2017   |   AlbertaMamas.com