I learned about the slow food movement where increased awareness of food insecurity and sustainability has led to more focus. I also learned that we should be aware of what other communities have in relation to what we have available to us. I agree with the author that all people deserve food security, which means the ability to have access to food. It made me happy to know that Chicano families could grow food relative to their culture, because being of Mexican descent, I know how important it is to keep our culture alive through the foods we eat. I also I agree that growing organic is important because then you are conscious as to where your food came from and know that it is fresh. This is significant to community nutrition because in modern
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I was shocked to find it that I'm 2001, farmers were earning less than $8,500 a year. I agree with the author that the amount they earned is nowhere near the amount they need to live comfortably, especially for the amount of work they do. I believe that farmers are what keeps the earth going because they are growing the foods that we consume to sustain life. I agree that understanding the lives of undocumented immigrant farm workers because then issues like food access and deprivation can be corrected. I was upset to find that workers did not believe that basic resources like clean water or bathrooms are resources that should be provided rather than seen as a gift from the employer. I think that employers have certain indirect duties to their employees and one of them is providing them with water and restrooms. Another topic that caught my eyes was gross heath inequality, which is the lack of heath care services to undocumented immigrants or low wage individuals. To me, this is unfair because your legal status or your socioeconomic status should not determine whether you live or die. I believe that this chapter is relevant to community nutrition because farmers provide us with the foods we eat, so we should learn about the issues and constraints that they live with when they pursue that life so that we, as a community, can make a
I was shocked to find it that I'm 2001, farmers were earning less than $8,500 a year. I agree with the author that the amount they earned is nowhere near the amount they need to live comfortably, especially for the amount of work they do. I believe that farmers are what keeps the earth going because they are growing the foods that we consume to sustain life. I agree that understanding the lives of undocumented immigrant farm workers because then issues like food access and deprivation can be corrected. I was upset to find that workers did not believe that basic resources like clean water or bathrooms are resources that should be provided rather than seen as a gift from the employer. I think that employers have certain indirect duties to their employees and one of them is providing them with water and restrooms. Another topic that caught my eyes was gross heath inequality, which is the lack of heath care services to undocumented immigrants or low wage individuals. To me, this is unfair because your legal status or your socioeconomic status should not determine whether you live or die. I believe that this chapter is relevant to community nutrition because farmers provide us with the foods we eat, so we should learn about the issues and constraints that they live with when they pursue that life so that we, as a community, can make a