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Food Workers

I Say Tomahto, You Say Exploitation

By Raj Patel
Posted March 26, 2013

What's the quickest way to get thrown out of a Publix supermarket? Try asking about labor standards for the store's tomatoes.

Why I’m walking 200 miles with the Immokalee Workers

By Kandace Vallejo
Posted March 4, 2013

Two hundred miles is a long way in a car. I imagine it takes about three hours of highway driving. So why on earth would I agree to walk it?

To-May-Toes/To-Mah-Toes: Farmworker/Consumer Partnerships Show the Way Forward on Farm Labor Issues

By Kandace Vallejo
Posted February 18, 2013

A recent food justice delegation to Immokalee, Florida spoke with farmworkers, toured a 3,000 acre tomato farm, and learned how little sustainability means if it doesn’t also include a vision for the hands that bring America’s food to the table.

Immigration and the Invisible Hand of Agribusiness

By Mark Muller
Posted February 4, 2013

Whatever happens with immigration policy will probably have little impact on the flow of immigrants working for little money and often in deplorable conditions in U.S. farm fields.

A Tale of Two Thanksgivings

Video
By Mark Muller
Posted November 21, 2012

Support the CIW and make sure we can all have something to be thankful for this season.

Improve Working Conditions in the Food System with Immigration Reform

By Kandace Vallejo
Posted November 16, 2012

Immigrant workers being guaranteed access to the basic civil protections that documentation provides might not change conditions in the industry on its own–but those workers would be able to live with less fear.

Chipotle signs fair food agreement with CIW

Posted October 5, 2012

After a six year struggle, Chipotle Mexican Grill has signed an agreement with the Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW) to join the Fair Food Program.

Assembly Required

By Kandace Vallejo
Posted July 11, 2012

Food worker organizations lend texture to the fabric of sustainable food struggles.

Chipotle, please add some farmworker justice to my burrito

By Mark Muller
Posted May 31, 2012

Despite its "food with integrity" image, we are disappointed by Chipotle’s blind spot when it comes to farmworkers.

Kandace Vallejo, Youth Organizer

Video
Posted April 2, 2012

Kandace talks about the power of food justice in growing strong youth leaders.

Kandace Vallejo connecting labor and food movements in Texas

Posted January 11, 2012

Where do construction workers intersect with the food movement? Just ask Kandace Vallejo.

Meet the Fellows

Haile Johnston

Haile Johnston, a Philadelphia-based social entrepreneur, works to improve the vitality of rural and urban communities through food system connectivity and policy change.

Ideas in focus

Cultivating Leadership and Equity in the Food Movement

April 2013

The IATP Food and Community Fellows Program is coming to an end, but it's springtime for our work growing equity in the food system and cultivating diverse leadership in the movement.

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