![]() ![]() Farm Labor Organizing Committee (FLOC)įLOC is a labor union that exists as part of the AFL-CIO. through grant writing services, retail market opportunities, estate planning, and more.Ħ. The organization also provides various educational and supportive services to aging farmers in the Southern U.S. Focusing on aging farmers, FARMS provides information-through booklets and through Founder Jillian Hishaw’s book Don’t Bet the Farm on Medicaid (2018)-about maintaining one’s property while still qualifying for Medicaid. Family Agriculture Resource Management Services (FARMS)įARMS aims to protect family farmers from abuse and hunger with legal services. In June, the Foundation will hold a three-day global agriculture conference in Des Moines, IA to bring together agriculture LGTBQ employees, employee resources, diversity professionals, and other experts working toward a more equitable industry.ĥ. Through nationwide relationship-building events, partnerships, and discussions, the Foundation seeks to create a global network of LGBTQ agriculturists and their allies. The Foundation seeks to help LGBTQ farmers feel empowered and valued through advocacy, education, and community support. CIW has established major agreements on labor standards and wages with McDonald’s, Subway, Sodexo, and Whole Foods through its Fair Food Campaign, focused on tomato pickers in Florida. Their programs include the Black Farmers & Urban Gardeners Conference, a national conference started in 2010 that brings together Black farmers, advocates, chefs, and communities to share their best practices and leadership efforts.ĬIW is a worker rights organization that campaigns for fair food and the rights of agriculture workers. With educational programs, networking, and information sharing, and by providing direct services and individual consultations, AgrAbility aims to equip farmers with the tools they need for success.īUGS maintains a network and community support in order to foster Black leadership in food and farm advocacy. AgrAbility addresses a wide variety of conditions including arthritis, hearing and visual impairments, injuries, and conditions like cerebral palsy. The National AgrAbility Project administered by the USDA aims to enhance the quality of life for farmers, ranchers, and other agricultural workers with disabilities. To celebrate World Social Justice Day, Food Tank is highlighting organizations changing the face of America’s farmers by bringing resources, tools, and public support to underserved farmers of color, disabled farmers, migrant farmers, and LGBTQ farmers. But underserved farmers face more hurdles than unequal access to land and land rights-they often also lack financial resources, trainings, markets, and other resources, helping to perpetuate inequity in agriculture. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) most recent census data, white farmers operate 96.5 percent of the nation’s farms, on plots of land that average 424 acres each on the remaining 3.5 percent of land, Hispanic or Latino and Black farmers maintain plots of land that are, on average, 374 acres and 125 acres respectively.
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