North Carolina Focusing in Education, Leadership, and Dignity is pioneering the narrative of the agricultural workforce that feeds you. The Inaugural Give Food a Face Gala fundraiser for NC FIELD is the first of its kind to promote the continuity of prosperity among farmers, farmworkers, and the land they cultivate. This commemorative event will take… Read More →
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The Conservation Fund: Social Change Taking Root in the Soils of North Carolina
Social change is taking root in the soils of North Carolina via a growing youth food justice network. In support of this movement, The Conservation Fund’s Resourceful Communities Program recently hosted a Peer Learning Visit specifically for entrepreneurial youth of color interested in farming. After successfully aligning the schedules of four different youth-serving organizations (a feat… Read More →
Duke School of Law: Human Trafficking in North Carolina
The week of January 6, NC FIELD’s Executive Director, Yesenia Cuello + Communications Chair, Brittany Wilson, traveled to Duke University’s School of Law to serve as community partners for the law school’s Designing Creative Legal Solutions course. The class focused on creating innovative legal solutions to human trafficking within the farm worker community in North… Read More →
The Emerging Electorate: Latinx Voters
With Latinx/Hispanic people making up 16.3% of the 327.2 million US population, we are certainly increasing our presence and power in all aspects of life. Economic Stimulation: Buying Power – Hispanics spent 1.3 trillion U.S. dollars in 2015. The buying power is expected to increase to 1.7 trillion U.S. dollars by 2020, accoriding to the… Read More →
2020 Census: 50 Ways Census Data Are Used
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2020 Census: Que Es?
2020 is upon us and that means Census counting time! Of course, the census tells us much more than just the population of our country, your state, and your community. The census produces a wide range of statistics about the makeup of those populations, from ages and races to how many people own their homes…. Read More →