Latina/o Immigrant Organic Farmers: The Role of a Local Farmer Training Program in Salinas, CA

• In Event: 129 - Section on Latino/a Sociology Roundtables (one-hour)
  In Refereed Roundtable: Table 07. Latinos and Agriculture

Abstract

This paper examines the role of the Agriculture and Land-Based Training Association (ALBA) in helping local Latina/o immigrant’s transition from conventional to organic farming via its farmer education program Programa Educativo para Agricultores (PEPA).

Author

• Hortencia Jimenez, Hartnell College