Donna Williams, founder of Field Goods Is there one thing Republicans and Democrats can agree on? The answer is YES… farmworker immigration reform. On July 31st, Field Goods organized a meeting with U.S. Representative John Faso (R-19), Hudson Valley farmers, and Cornell Cooperative Extension and Farm Bureau representatives to discuss the current migrant farm labor situation. Field Goods’ goal in … Read More
Will Trump’s Wall Strangle the Local Food Movement?
Modern Farmer published an article on January 10, 2017 titled “If Trump Builds the Wall, What Will Happen to our Food System?.” We are going to take the article one step further and talk about how immigration policy does and will impact small farmers. The conversation about farm labor must take into consideration that small farming is a fundamentally different business … Read More