NEWS + EVENTS
Upcoming events:
Join us at our upcoming Free School teach-in where Amirah Mitchell of Sistah Seeds will lead us through the Basics of Seed Saving. Come prepared to learn about plant botany, characteristics and considerations across seed types (like wet seeds versus dry seeds), and how to incorporate seed saving into your season, whether it’s on your porch or on the farm. We will also hear from farmworkers, Alé Lomanto and Tiana Suazo, who are saving and re-matriating seeds, and discuss seed sovereignty on stolen land and as farmworkers with tenuous land access.
There will be time for Q&A and discussion so bring your questions!
Join us Tuesday, April 29 at 4:00pm PT/7:00pm ET on zoom.
Accessibility information: This session will be facilitated in English and simultaneously interpreted into Spanish by Cooperativa Brujúlas. Closed captioned will also be available.
Co-hosted by Not Our Farm, UW-Extension, and FairShare CSA Coalition.
Please note that Free School for Farmworkers sessions are a farmworker-only space.
*We define a farmworker as someone working on a farm they do not own, for or without pay, including interns, apprentices, cooperative workers and aspiring farmworkers. If you have questions about whether you are eligible to participate, please contact Anita Adalja at anita@notourfarm.org
Free School for Farmworkers strives to create pockets of opportunity to skill share, connect and learn about parts of agriculture that can be overlooked, forgotten or hoarded due to the nature of working on farms under capitalism.
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Not Our Farm turned 5 !
We are working on a report of all our work and impact and would love your input.
If you have engaged with NOF in any way over the past five years, please complete this survey!
All responses will be entered in a raffle for $50!
In response to the recent rapid increase in bird flu cases in poultry, cattle, and humans across the world, and especially in the United States, a group of folks from Young Farmers and Not Our Farm are working to compile resources for farmers and farmworkers to keep ourselves, our animals, and our communities safe from the threat of infection and its cascading effects.
To help inform these resources, we are asking farmers, farmworkers, and the general public about their experiences and understanding of bird flu. Anyone is welcome to complete the survey, which is available in both English and Spanish. Responses to the survey will be used to help guide the creation of:
A public information session on bird flu,
Resources to learn more and reference as the situation develops, and
PPE distribution program for farmworkers.
You can complete the survey here. The survey takes approximately 5-15 minutes to complete.
NEWS
Good Food Jobs • It’s Not Broken by Anita Adalja
Good Food Jobs • Dear Farm Owner / Boss… by Mallika Singh
Good Food Jobs • Not a Team Player by Danni Simonik
Edible New Mexico • Farmworker Health Here at Home by Anita Adalja
The Food Safety Dish Podcast • Community Care is Good Food Safety with Anita Adalja
Civil Eats • Queer, BIPOC Farmers are Working for a More Inclusive and Just Farming Culture
The Guardian • Radishes and Rainbows: the LGBTQ growers reimagining the traditional family farm
Ambrook Research • Are Farm Apprentices and Interns Getting Paid What They Deserve?
Growing for Market • Extreme heat on the farm: Exploring OSHA’s proposed heat rule
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