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Occupy Wall Street: the Conscience of the Nation
December 19, 2011 04:12 -
Willie Nelson’s Long Time Bassist—Dan “Bee” Spears Dies
December 14, 2011 09:12 -
Barn Raising and Community Support Celebrated at Pete’s Greens
December 7, 2011 09:12 -
Building Worker Power for a Just and Sustainable Food System
December 4, 2011 13:12 -
Hacking the Food System In the Public Interest
November 30, 2011 10:11 -
Using Honeybees to Sniff Out Explosives
November 22, 2011 13:11 -
Farm To Fork and the Local Food Economy
November 16, 2011 19:11
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The Resilient Gardener, A Book Review
February 2, 2012 04:02 -
Announcing the Food Farmer Earth Collective
January 29, 2012 23:01 -
Alan Kapuler: Man of Science, Ideas, and Humanity part 4 (video)
January 24, 2012 04:01 -
Factory Farms: Animal Welfare, No Legal Protections 2 (video)
January 17, 2012 04:01 -
Factory Farms: Animal Welfare, No Legal Protections (video)
January 10, 2012 12:01 -
Farmer Don: Ode to a Small Family Farmer
January 9, 2012 04:01 -
Mother Nature’s Own Weapons of Mass Destruction
January 4, 2012 04:01
Posts Tagged ‘migrant workers’
Inventory of Farmworker Issues and Protections in the United States
March 31, 2011 The United Farmworkers Union (UFW) and the Bon Appétit Management Company released a report today entitled, Inventory of Farmworker Issues and Protections in the United States (PDF). “More Americans than ever are interested in knowing where their food comes from, but even the most conscientious eaters and food industry professionals are usually [...]
Focus on the Farm Worker: Seasonal Worker (video)
In part 3, Larry Kleinman, of the Northwest Treeplanters and Farmworkers United explains the distinction between migrant farm workers and seasonal workers, and how their respective populations have changed dramatically in Oregon over the years. From the National Center for Farmworker Health, a few of the facts they compiled about farm workers in the United States: [...]
Focus on the Farm Worker: Seeking Opportunity (video)
What kind of nation does America want to be? What cultural values do we wish to preserve as an essential part of how we would define the American character? How do we look upon people less fortunate, and those whose religion, native country, ethnicity, may be different from our own? Are we a nation that [...]
Focus on the Farm Worker: The Union (video)
This is the first in a six part video series speaking with Larry Kleinman, Secretary-Treasurer for the Northwest Treeplanters and Farmworkers United (PCUN) about the plight of farmworkers in Oregon, and across the country. PCUN shares its ideological roots with the United Farmworkers Union (UFW), but it’s a separate organization whose base is concentrated in [...]
Eric Schlosser In Conversation with Orville Schell
[ In May of 2008, Burger King (in an abrupt turnaround) settled with the Coalition of Immokalee Workers ( Burger King Campaign Comes to an End with Historic Press Conference, Signing Ceremony at U.S. Capital ) for a 1.5 cent per pound raise (1/2 penny going to the growers to cover their added administration costs). [...]