The New American Farmer
An examination of Latino/a immigrant farmers as they transition from farmworkers to farm owners that offers a new perspective on racial inequity and sustainable farming. Although the majority of farms in the United States have US-born owners who identify as white, a growing number of new farmers are...
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The MIT Press
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| description | An examination of Latino/a immigrant farmers as they transition from farmworkers to farm owners that offers a new perspective on racial inequity and sustainable farming. Although the majority of farms in the United States have US-born owners who identify as white, a growing number of new farmers are immigrants, many of them from Mexico, who originally came to the United States looking for work in agriculture. In The New American Farmer, Laura-Anne Minkoff-Zern explores the experiences of Latino/a immigrant farmers as they transition from farmworkers to farm owners, offering a new perspective on racial inequity and sustainable farming. She finds that many of these new farmers rely on farming practices from their home countries—including growing multiple crops simultaneously, using integrated pest management, maintaining small-scale production, and employing family labor—most of which are considered alternative farming techniques in the United States. Drawing on extensive interviews with farmers and organizers, Minkoff-Zern describes the social, economic, and political barriers immigrant farmers must overcome, from navigating USDA bureaucracy to racialized exclusion from opportunities. She discusses, among other topics, the history of discrimination against farm laborers in the United States; the invisibility of Latino/a farmers to government and universities; new farmers' sense of agrarian and racial identity; and the future of the agrarian class system. Minkoff-Zern argues that immigrant farmers, with their knowledge and experience of alternative farming practices, are—despite a range of challenges—actively and substantially contributing to the movement for an ecological and sustainable food system. Scholars and food activists should take notice. |
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| spelling | doab-20.500.12854ir-785722024-04-09T11:40:51Z The New American Farmer Minkoff-Zern, Laura-Anne food justice race and food sustainable farming sustainable agriculture sustainable food alternative agriculture alternative food immigrant agriculture food sovereignty farmworkers farmworker justice immigration and food slow food eco-food just food food culture immigrant rights Mexican immigration Latino latinx Latinoa agriculture Latinoa farmers Latinx agriculture Mexican foodways Mexican agriculture new farmers beginning farmers organic farming organic farmers agrifood systems food and society agricultural ladder agroecology agricultural institutions farmers markets USDA agricultural extension agricultural technical support Agricultural Census family labor farm labor food labor agricultural labor land reform small-scale farming diverse farming farm scale family farming food security foodways farmers of color racism thema EDItEUR::R Earth Sciences, Geography, Environment, Planning::RN The environment::RND Environmental policy and protocols thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JB Society and culture: general::JBF Social and ethical issues::JBFA Social discrimination and social justice An examination of Latino/a immigrant farmers as they transition from farmworkers to farm owners that offers a new perspective on racial inequity and sustainable farming. Although the majority of farms in the United States have US-born owners who identify as white, a growing number of new farmers are immigrants, many of them from Mexico, who originally came to the United States looking for work in agriculture. In The New American Farmer, Laura-Anne Minkoff-Zern explores the experiences of Latino/a immigrant farmers as they transition from farmworkers to farm owners, offering a new perspective on racial inequity and sustainable farming. She finds that many of these new farmers rely on farming practices from their home countries—including growing multiple crops simultaneously, using integrated pest management, maintaining small-scale production, and employing family labor—most of which are considered alternative farming techniques in the United States. Drawing on extensive interviews with farmers and organizers, Minkoff-Zern describes the social, economic, and political barriers immigrant farmers must overcome, from navigating USDA bureaucracy to racialized exclusion from opportunities. She discusses, among other topics, the history of discrimination against farm laborers in the United States; the invisibility of Latino/a farmers to government and universities; new farmers' sense of agrarian and racial identity; and the future of the agrarian class system. Minkoff-Zern argues that immigrant farmers, with their knowledge and experience of alternative farming practices, are—despite a range of challenges—actively and substantially contributing to the movement for an ecological and sustainable food system. Scholars and food activists should take notice. 2022-02-21T15:12:13Z 2022-02-21T15:12:13Z 2019 book ONIX_20220221_9780262355841_92 9780262355841 9780262537834 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/78572 eng Food, Health, and the Environment image/jpeg n/a https://doi.org/10.7551/mitpress/11263.001.0001 The MIT Press The MIT Press 10.7551/mitpress/11263.001.0001 10.7551/mitpress/11263.001.0001 ae0cf962-f685-4933-93d1-916defa5123d 9780262355841 9780262537834 The MIT Press 216 Cambridge open access |
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