Art, Conversation and Farm Worker Issues
NFWM will be facilitating a presentation and conversation about farm worker issues following a filming of Viva La Causa at the North Carolina Museum o... Read More »
Tag Archives: Farm Workers
Do you want to drink milk that comes from these cows?!
A message from the United Farm Workers: These pictures are outrageously disgusting and infuriating. Imagine being a Darigold worker and being told to... Read More »
Tags: Farm Workers, UFW, United Farm Workers
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Pledge to support safe food and safe workplaces
The Equitable Food Initiative (EFI) is a new project that brings together workers, growers and retailers in the effort to produce better fruits and ve... Read More »
Tags: EFI, Equitable Food Initiative, Farm Workers
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Tell the EPA to Say No to More 2,4-D
A message from Beyond Pesticides: Genetically engineered (GE) crops are failing nationwide, and have spawned a new generation of resistant "superweed... Read More »
Tags: Farm Workers, Pesticides
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Demand more protections for farm workers
Farm workers are some of the hardest working people in our country. They play a vital and indispensable role in our entire food system, and all of u... Read More »
Tags: EPA, Farm Workers, Pesticides
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¡Que viva FLOC! Justice for tobacco farm workers
On Tuesday, May 6, I piled into a van with several other fellow YAYAs and embarked on a road trip to Greensboro, NC. The purpose of this trip was to s... Read More »
Tags: Farm Labor Organizing Committee, Farm Workers, FLOC, North Carolina, Reynolds Tobacco
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Fighting For Food Sovereignty in Fellsmere
I still remember my first trip to the Fellsmere Community Garden. Yolanda, one of the members of the Farm Worker Association of Florida who plays an i... Read More »
Tags: Community Garden, Farm Workers, Florida
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2014 Earth Day
On Saturday, April 19th, 2014, I along with two other YAYAs attended and tabled at Central Florida’s Earth Day event at Lake Eola. The event began a... Read More »
Tags: Earth Day, Farm Workers
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PSC Strawberry Festival
On Saturday April 5th, Jonathan and I traveled to Pinellas County to support NFWM's Pinellas Support Committee's (PSC) annual Alternative Berry Fest... Read More »
Tags: Farm Workers, Florida, Pinellas Support Committee
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Support tobacco farm workers! Travel to NC with us!
Join YAYA for our trip to North Carolina in support of the Farm Labor Organizing Committee (FLOC)! For 6 years, YAYAs have traveled to North Carolina... Read More »
Tags: Farm Labor Organizing Committee, Farm Workers, FLOC, North Carolina, Reynolds Tobacco
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