Pequenos Agricultores de California
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Maria is the first Latina farm worker turned farm owner. She is an organic farmer and activist fighting for migrant worker’s rights and the development of an equitable food system where access to fresh produce should be a right, not a privilege.
"We (migrant workers) have a life that you wouldn't want to believe. We are not recognized. We are invisible. Yet, if we didn't exist, the food on your table wouldn't exist.” -Maria Catalán
Maria started Pequeños Agricultores en California (PAC), to help migrant farmers acquire their organic certification and assist farmers when applying for grants and loans for owning their own land. The mission of PAC is to support farmers and their families with technical and professional assistance in order to ensure their human rights, economical potential, and to achieve sovereignty. In 2008, she was recognized by the USDA for her efforts with PAC. However, due to lack of funding, Maria has not yet been able to incorporate PAC as a 501c3. With your help, she can assist, train, and equip farmworkers to get out of the vicious cycle that keeps them from reaching their goals and potential under a current model that exploits the sanctity of life. PAC aims to create a network of small scale organic farmers that can support each other on the path to a successful and liberating farming career.
The foundation of the American food system relies on migrant workers. According to the USDA, approximately half of all farmworkers in the United States, more than one million, are undocumented immigrants. Growers and labor contractors estimate an even higher number of 75%.
Why Your Support Counts: Your donation directly supports justice, learning, and land ownership for migrant farmers. Today’s crisis is also our greatest opportunity. With your support we can transform our relationship with our food, agricultural systems, and communities. We're so grateful for your support and contributing to change the current face of food systems.We're so grateful for your support and contributing to change the current face of food systems.
VISIT CATALAN FARM WEBSITE HERE .
"We (migrant workers) have a life that you wouldn't want to believe. We are not recognized. We are invisible. Yet, if we didn't exist, the food on your table wouldn't exist.” -Maria Catalán
Maria started Pequeños Agricultores en California (PAC), to help migrant farmers acquire their organic certification and assist farmers when applying for grants and loans for owning their own land. The mission of PAC is to support farmers and their families with technical and professional assistance in order to ensure their human rights, economical potential, and to achieve sovereignty. In 2008, she was recognized by the USDA for her efforts with PAC. However, due to lack of funding, Maria has not yet been able to incorporate PAC as a 501c3. With your help, she can assist, train, and equip farmworkers to get out of the vicious cycle that keeps them from reaching their goals and potential under a current model that exploits the sanctity of life. PAC aims to create a network of small scale organic farmers that can support each other on the path to a successful and liberating farming career.
The foundation of the American food system relies on migrant workers. According to the USDA, approximately half of all farmworkers in the United States, more than one million, are undocumented immigrants. Growers and labor contractors estimate an even higher number of 75%.
Why Your Support Counts: Your donation directly supports justice, learning, and land ownership for migrant farmers. Today’s crisis is also our greatest opportunity. With your support we can transform our relationship with our food, agricultural systems, and communities. We're so grateful for your support and contributing to change the current face of food systems.We're so grateful for your support and contributing to change the current face of food systems.
VISIT CATALAN FARM WEBSITE HERE .
Organizer
Maria Catalan
Organizer
Hollister, CA
