Bedia Zubaroğlu: From the Labor of the Soil to the Architect of Her Own Dreams

Bedia Zubaroğlu has been speaking the language of the land for exactly 25 years. Her story is a quarter-century-long success adventure that began as a daily laborer in others’ fields and continues today as the owner of her own greenhouse. Bedia builds her future with patience and experience.

A 25-Year Transformation: Freedom Born of Labor

Bedia’s journey did not start easy. She spent her first 10 years working hard in different fields, getting to know the soil down to its finest detail. This accumulated knowledge eventually gave her the courage to establish her own greenhouse and garden. Today, looking after her garden “like a child” regardless of rain or mud, Bedia is both a producer and the strongest pillar of her family.

The Invisible Burden of Care and Boundless Energy

Despite the grueling hours in her own greenhouse, Bedia still takes on daily farm labor whenever she can to diversify her income. In this solo battle, every single penny she earns goes right into her children’s future, household expenses, and reinvesting in her business. She shoulders the entire production load—from tending the garden to spraying and fertilizing—while handling all the sales herself. Sometimes she sells to middlemen, and other times she travels to different districts to set up a stand and sell directly to customers. For Bedia, this production is far from just a way to scrape by; she is actively taking concrete steps to formalize and professionalize her business.

MaviKalem: Confidence Strengthened by Solidarity

Like so many women producers, what Bedia needed most was for her hard work to be recognized. Her bond with MaviKalem brought her not just financial support, but a massive boost in morale. Bedia shares that the new pesticide sprayer support made her feel “so much stronger.” This solidarity truly fueled her drive to produce. By modernizing her business with this support, Bedia has increased her earnings and laid the financial groundwork for her long-term dream: breaking into the livestock industry.

“My garden is like my own child. I’ve been bending down to tend this soil every single day for 25 years, but now, for the first time ever, I feel this close to my dreams.”