The Grassroots Advocacy Toolkit is a way to bring about change and transformation in people, policies, structures, and systems. Note: Because the NC Council of Churches is made up of […]
Farm labor ranks as one of the top three most dangerous occupations in the United States. In addition to hazards in the fields, farmworkers and their families face unique burdens […]
Farmworkers play a vital role in cultivating the food we eat every day, and North Carolina has one of the largest farmworker populations in the nation. Even though 85% of […]
Agriculture serves as the economic backbone for North Carolina, and farmworkers’ hand labor is needed to produce crops that bring in billions of dollars to the state’s economy each year. […]
Farmworkers are some of our nation’s most vital workers, as their labor enables us to enjoy high-quality, low-cost, fresh fruits and vegetables all year round. Despite farmworkers’ economic and cultural […]
Not all immigrants are farmworkers, and not all farmworkers are immigrants. Yet as the following facts show, our agricultural system has always relied on the labor of displaced people that […]
From the laws and histories of ancient Israel to the life of Jesus and the letters of Paul, themes related to the treatment of farmworkers emerge consistently throughout the Judeo-Christian […]
There is a wide variety of resources available to aid you and your congregation in exploring how your faith relates to your relationship with farmworkers.
