Finding America’s Farmworkers

Fully revised and updated through 2024, my book Finding America's Farmworkers: Reaching Out in North Carolina is now available in a web version. To begin reading visit findingamericasfarmworkers.com When I moved to North Carolina from Chicago in 2005, I had no idea that so much of our nation's food was still harvested by hand. Now, … Continue reading Finding America’s Farmworkers →

You grow what?

"Qué tipo de cultivo están cultivando aquí?" I asked the men. “What type of crop are you growing here?” We were huddled in the frigid and rundown trailer where these North Carolina farmworkers cooked and ate their meals. I was just starting some research for a book, visiting labor camps to introduce myself. It was … Continue reading You grow what? →