UC Food Observer chooses a handful of important stories for you to read as you finish your work week. On the menu, in no particular order: In a compelling interview, …
National initiative launched to save Monarch butterflies
The Obama administration and conservation groups launched an ambitious national effort on Monday to halt the decline of the monarch butterfly. The initiative, Save the Monarch Butterfly, is a large-scale …
UC doctor / anthropologist relates farmworker experiences
Seth Holmes is a medical doctor and cultural anthropologist at UC Berkeley. His work focuses broadly on social hierarchies and health disparities. (You can learn more about Dr. Holmes by …
Op-ed: consumers should request fair trade products
In an op-ed that is gaining national attention, the Los Angeles Times tells consumers that they can help Mexican farm workers by requesting that stores carry more fair trade products. The op-ed …
Los Angeles Times Mexican farm labor series continues
A series of articles by Los Angeles Times reporter Richard Marosi continues to highlight the poor working conditions experienced by Mexican farm laborers producing food for U.S. markets. The investigative …
LA Times: Mexican farm workers live in “bleak conditions”
The Los Angeles Times ran a front-page article on Sunday that provides a sobering view of life for some farm laborers in Mexico. It is the first of a four-part …