What's For Dinner?

Nelson Carrasquillo and Elizabeth Henderson spoke with us after their workshop on "Farm Worker Movements Past and Present" at a summer organic farming conference. Nelson is General Coordinator of Comite De Apoyo A Los Trabajadores Agricolas, the Farm Workers' Support Committee. Elizabeth represents Northeast Organic Farming Association to the Agricultural Justice Project. They draw parallels between farm workers' and part time service workers' wages under present policy approaches. Under proposed immigration reform, undocumented farm workers will face much greater pressure - required to make 125% of poverty level wages for up to 20 years to get permanent work permits. The conversation explores key ways consumers, farmers, farm workers and citizens share common interests.