A lot of interesting, competent people are already doing this:
http://permies.com/
As for women, an earth mother hippie chick who can actually do shit, though she might be a few points lower on the 1 to 10 scale than you'd like, still wouldn't be bad:
http://permies.com/
As for women, an earth mother hippie chick who can actually do shit, though she might be a few points lower on the 1 to 10 scale than you'd like, still wouldn't be bad:
“The greatest burden a child must bear is the unlived life of its parents.”
Carl Jung