Beschreibung:
Rebecca E. Berkey is Director of Service-Learning, Northeastern University, Boston, USA, and Associate Director, Northeastern Environmental Justice Research Collaborative, USA.
Utilizing a model derived from literature on environmental justice (EJ) overlaid with multiple scales of agriculture, this book provides key insights about laborers in agriculture in the United States.
Introduction: Environmental Justice and Farm Labor 1. Environmental Justice and Framing Labor in Agriculture as a Justice Issue 2. Justice Issues Facing Laborers in Agriculture 3. A Brief History of and Impact of Policy on Laborers in US Agriculture 4. Case Study in Conventional Agriculture: The Farmworker Association of Florida 5. Case Study in Organic Agriculture: The Northeast Organic Farming Association 6. The Current Landscape of Change: Fighting for Justice for Agricultural Labor 7. Conclusion: What Will It Take to Change the Story?