This past January NC Field had the opportunity to participate in MBA Foodcon hosted by NC State University, in partnership with UNC-Chapel Hill and Duke University. FoodCon is an annual conference that celebrates the food and agri-business community. The business schools of UNC, NC State University, and Duke University co-sponsor this one-day conference each… Read More →
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Changing Lives in Eastern NC
Farmworkers touch our lives every day through picking the fruit and vegetables that end up on our plates at every meal. Ironically, many farmworkers suffer from malnutrition and food scarcity due to poor wages, lack of work, transportation difficulties and rural isolation. Farmworkers are also frequently exploited, both on and off the job, therefore denying them workers’ rights, safe and humane living conditions, and a dignified existence.
NC FIELD is a non-profit based in Kinston, North Carolina, in the heart of the state's large-scale agricultural region. NC FIELD works to fill service gaps in the farmworker community, raise awareness of the plight of the farmworker, and empower farmworkers to pursue educational and economic opportunities beyond the fields.
NC FIELD has strong ties to farmworker families in eastern North Carolina, and they have worked to engage and train youth to speak about the realities of working in the fields. They are building a community of bright, young farmworker children ready to advocate for workers' rights.”
~ Zama Coursen-Neff, Director, Children’s Rights Division Human Rights Watch
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Poder Juvenil Campesino Alumni List
Poder Juvenil Campesino (PJC) is a group of young men and women farmworkers who are changing their community. Poder Juvenil Campesino means “Rural Youth Power” in English, and there is no doubt these youth are powerful! They are between the ages of 12 and 22 from Lenoir, Greene and Wayne Counties and are the spark… Read More →