dairy Archives - Real Food Media https://realfoodmedia.org/tag/dairy/ Storytelling, critical analysis, and strategy for the food movement. Tue, 21 Jan 2020 00:05:44 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.1 Life on the Other Border: Farmworkers and Food Justice in Vermont https://realfoodmedia.org/portfolio/life-on-the-other-border/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=life-on-the-other-border Tue, 06 Aug 2019 19:31:37 +0000 http://realfoodmedia.org/?post_type=portfolio&p=4353 In her timely new book, Teresa M. Mares explores the intersections of structural vulnerability and food insecurity experienced by migrant farmworkers in the northeastern borderlands of the United States. Through ethnographic portraits of Latinx farmworkers who labor in Vermont’s dairy industry, Mares powerfully illuminates the complex and resilient ways workers sustain themselves and their families... Read more »

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]]> In her timely new book, Teresa M. Mares explores the intersections of structural vulnerability and food insecurity experienced by migrant farmworkers in the northeastern borderlands of the United States. Through ethnographic portraits of Latinx farmworkers who labor in Vermont’s dairy industry, Mares powerfully illuminates the complex and resilient ways workers sustain themselves and their families while also serving as the backbone of the state’s agricultural economy. In doing so, Life on the Other Border exposes how broader movements for food justice and labor rights play out in the agricultural sector, and powerfully points to the misaligned agriculture and immigration policies impacting our food system today.

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]]> Food Hero: The Nelson Family https://realfoodmedia.org/video/food-hero-the-nelson-family/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=food-hero-the-nelson-family Tue, 03 Mar 2015 21:39:14 +0000 http://realfoodfilms.org/?post_type=video&p=1187 The Nelson Family in Minnesota used to raise their cattle conventionally, until illness and financial difficulties made the alternative path obvious. They switched to organic and selling milk though Organic Valley, a cooperative of farmers. Now they run a thriving family farm business. See them reflect on their transition and where it’s led them.

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]]> The Nelson Family in Minnesota used to raise their cattle conventionally, until illness and financial difficulties made the alternative path obvious. They switched to organic and selling milk though Organic Valley, a cooperative of farmers. Now they run a thriving family farm business. See them reflect on their transition and where it’s led them.

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]]> The Textbook Farmer https://realfoodmedia.org/video/the-textbook-farmer/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-textbook-farmer Wed, 24 Sep 2014 21:25:55 +0000 http://realfoodfilms.org/?post_type=video&p=888 The post The Textbook Farmer appeared first on Real Food Media.

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