These vecinos are more than just neighbors

From my 2014 blog The Considerate Omnivore... We were lost. That’s what I concluded from the back of the minivan going up and down mountain roads in western North Carolina, past tiny homes and trailer parks that tourists rarely see. “The note says look for an RV next to a dumpster.” Devereaux was in the … Continue reading These vecinos are more than just neighbors →

Cultivating farmworker advocates, one student at a time

From my 2014 blog The Considerate Omnivore... Like many farmworker advocates, Melinda Wiggins can rattle off a long list of injustices faced by the people who harvest America’s food -- stagnant wages, unsafe working conditions, housing often unfit for human habitation, and one she finds particularly unconscionable: Many farmworkers aren't allowed visitors in the camps … Continue reading Cultivating farmworker advocates, one student at a time →