Ours to Lose showcases another performance from our live story-telling event, Borderlands of the San Joaquin Valley. The radio play at the center of this episode, Ours to Lose, written by Yia Lee and produced by the Valley Roots Project, is based on an interesting research process. The play was written using a Story Circle process that involved interviews with real farmers from across the Central Valley. The result is a powerful and revealing portrait of Hmong-American farmers that really rings true, as you'll hear in the audio portrait of Lilian Thaoxaochay, Hmong-American farm-kid-turned-anthropologist, which is the second part of our podcast. 

We're in the middle of a podcast series based on Borderlands of the San Joaquin Valley--check out Podcast 5, if you haven't already heard it.

Podcast 7: Ours To Lose

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"LA TIERRA ES PARA QUIEN LA TRABAJA"

Escrita por Jennifer Martinez-Medina, PhD Candidata en la Universidad Estatal de Portland, este último episodio de la serie "Voces Del Campo" narra como tratados de libre comercio han desplazado millones de familias campesinas a trabajar en un industria de comida en masa en donde pasan #CarenciaAlimentaria. Campesinx y Jaime Arredondo de la organización Capaces explican por qué la tierra se ha convertido en un lugar de lucha.

Las conversaciones de Voces Del Campo incluyen entrevistas con nueve trabajadores agrícolas en Oregon y Jaime Arredondo de Capaces. Sus episodios fueron escritos y producidos por Sandra Martin,
Bienestar; Gabriela Pérez Báez, Departamento de Lingüística, Universidad de Oregón (UO); Valentín Sánchez, Centro Legal de Oregón (OLC); Jennifer Martinez-Medina Candidata
a doctorado en la Universidad Estatal de Portland (PSU); Anabel Hernandez-Mejia, Farmworker Housing Development Corporation (FHDC); y Ubaldo Hernandez, Comunidades Amplificadoras de Voces por la Justicia Ambiental y Social.

La asistencia de producción estuvo a cargo de Li Schmidt, Narrador Asociado e Investigador del Instituto de Estudios Rurales de California y Caroline Collins, Ph.D., (Especialista Posdoctoral en UC Irvine, investigadora afiliada en UC San Diego y productora de Cal Ag Roots en el Instituto de Estudios Rurales de California). La ingeniería de audio estuvo a cargo de Li Schmidt.

Este proyecto fue posible gracias al apoyo de Ford Family Foundation, Casa of Oregon, y el 11th Hour Project at the Schmidt Family Foundation.

El arte fue creado por Javier Salazar. La música para la serie Voces del Campo fue creado por Santiago Ventura. Otra música fue creado por Daniel Kaede "Imminent Storm", Cumbia Connection "No se porque," "Mi Cumbia," y "Abuela Canela," y Vendla "Rioverde".

"THE LAND IS FOR THOSE WHO WORK IT"
Written by Jennifer Martinez-Medina, PhD Candidate at Portland State University, this final episode of the Voces Del Campo series narrates how free trade agreements have displaced millions of peasant families to work in a mass food industry where they experience #FoodLack. Campesinx and Jaime Arredondo from the organization Capaces explain why the land has become a place of struggle. 

Voces Del Campo Conversations include interviews with nine farmworkers across Oregon and Jaime Arredondo from Capaces. Its episodes were written and produced by Sandra Martin, Bienestar; Gabriela Pérez Báez, Department of Linguistics, University of Oregon (UO); Valentin Sanchez, Oregon Law Center (OLC); Jennifer Martinez-Medina, PhD Candidate at Portland State University
(PSU); Anabel Hernandez-Mejia, Farmworker Housing Development Corporation (FHDC); and Ubaldo
Hernandez, Communities Amplifying Voices for Environmental and Social Justice.

Production assistance by Li Schmidt (Associate Storyteller and Researcher at the California Institute for Rural Studies) and by Dr. Caroline Collins(Postdoctoral Fellow at UC Irvine, Affiliated Researcher at UC San Diego, and Cal Ag Roots Producer at
the California Institute for Rural Studies). Audio engineering by Li Schmidt.

This project was made possible with support from the Ford Family Foundation, Casa of Oregon, and the 11th Hour Project at the Schmidt Family Foundation.

Art by Javier Salazar. Voces del Campo series music by Santiago Ventura. Other featured music by Daniel Kaede "Imminent Storm", Cumbia Connection "No se porque," "Mi Cumbia," and "Abuela Canela," and Vendla "Rioverde".

#VocesDelCampo #FarmworkerAwareness #StillEssentialFarmworkers #FarmworkersDeservePraise

Voces del Campo Episodio 3: La Tierra es Para Quien La Trabaja

AN EAR TO THE GROUND EPISODE 3

Every five years, the National Young Farmers Coalition surveys young and Black, Indigenous, and people of color farmers, ranchers, and growers across the country to understand their brightest hopes and biggest challenges, and the policy solutions that will help them to be successful in their farming careers. In 2022, the National Young Farmers Coalition received over 10,000 responses from past, current, and aspiring farmers. This three part series shares some of their stories through a partnership between the National Young Farmers Coalition, its Land Advocacy Fellowship program, and the Cal Ag Roots Podcast. 

This third, and final, episode features audio op-eds from three Land Advocacy Fellows: Brooke Porter, a land steward in El Sobrante, California; Lily Nauta, a land therapy advocate and agriculturalist in Santa Cruz; and Ali McMorrow, a vegetable farmer in Butte County, California. Through their own individual stories, they explain the importance of the upcoming 2023 Farm Bill.

National Young Farmers Coalition 2023 Farm Bill Asks: https://www.youngfarmers.org/land/policy/2023-farm-bill-asks/

Join us! We are building a coalition to advocate for equitable land policy change in the 2023 Farm Bill: https://p2a.co/6TaLlaN

California: Sign up for this campaign here: https://p2a.co/GGlxeVP

Image Credit: Stella Kalinina

This episode’s narration was written by Héktor Luis Calderón-Victoria (Farmer and California Farm Organizer for the National Young Farmers Coalition). Production assistance was provided by Dr. Caroline Collins (Cal Ag Roots Producer, California Institute for Rural Studies) and Li Schmidt (Associate Storyteller and Researcher, California Institute for Rural Studies). Audio engineering was provided by Li Schmidt, (Associate Storyteller and Researcher, California Institute for Rural Studies).

This series features audio op-eds from the following Land Advocacy Fellows: TemuAsyr Martin Bey, Veronica Mazeriegos-Anastassiou, Ali McMorrow, Lily Nauta, Stephanie Ortiz, Mayra Perez, Brooke Porter, and Jamie Sosa.

This project was made possible with support from the 11th Hour Project at the Schmidt Family Foundation. Music Credits for Episode 3: "Willow Wonder" by Guustavv, "Back in my Bag, Again" by Iso Indies, "the rebirth bug" by Olivia Blumenthal, "Form is Emptiness" by Sayuri Hayashi Egnell, "Willow Wonder" by Guustsavv. Epidemic Sound licensing information can be found here: www.epidemicsound.com/policy/commerc…music-license/. Credits music by Nangdo. Tribe of Noise licensing information can be found here: prosearch.tribeofnoise.com/pages/terms


#landaccess #youngfarmers #onemillionacres  #calagroots #california #history #communitystories #foodjustice #farmerjustice #farmersofcolor #land

An Ear to the Ground Episode 3

"DIVERSIDAD EN LAS VOCES DEL CAMPO" 

En este segundo episodio de la serie Voces Del Campo, sigue como #ORCOFS descubrió que #campesinxindigenas hablan más de 30 idiomas distintos de tan solo México y Guatemala. Porque esto facto, los trabajadores agrícolas tuvieron problemas para acceder a información y recursos sobre COVID-19 en sus idiomas. Esto generó barreras legales, económicos, sociales y de salud. La pandemia expuso la necesidad de un sistema de servicio de interpretación gratuito en el estado. 

Las conversaciones de Voces Del Campo incluyen entrevistas con nueve trabajadores agrícolas en Oregon y Jaime Arredondo de Capaces. Sus episodios fueron escritos y producidos por Sandra Martin, Bienestar; Gabriela Pérez Báez, Departamento de Lingüística, Universidad de Oregón (UO); Valentín Sánchez, Centro Legal de Oregón (OLC); Jennifer Martinez-Medina Candidata a doctorado en la Universidad Estatal de Portland (PSU); Anabel Hernandez-Mejia, Farmworker Housing Development Corporation (FHDC); y Ubaldo Hernandez, Comunidades Amplificadoras de Voces por la Justicia Ambiental y Social.

La asistencia de producción estuvo a cargo de Li Schmidt, Narrador Asociado e Investigador del Instituto de Estudios Rurales de California y Caroline Collins, Ph.D., (Especialista Posdoctoral en UC Irvine, investigadora afiliada en UC San Diego y productora de Cal Ag Roots en el Instituto de Estudios Rurales de California). La ingeniería de audio estuvo a cargo de Li Schmidt.

Este proyecto fue posible gracias al apoyo de Ford Family Foundation, Casa of Oregon, y el 11th Hour Project at the Schmidt Family Foundation.

El arte fue creado por Javier Salazar. La música para la serie Voces del Campo fue creado por Santiago Ventura. Otra música fue creado por Daniel Kaede "Imminent Storm", Cumbia Connection "No se porque," "Mi Cumbia," y "Abuela Canela," y Vendla "Rioverde".

"DIVERSIDAD EN LAS VOCES DEL CAMPO" 

In this second episode of the Voces Del Campo series follow how #ORCOFS found #IndigenousFarmworkers speak over 30 distinct languages from Mexico and Guatemala alone. Because of this fact, farmworkers encountered problems accessing COVID-19 information and resources in their language, creating legal, health, and social barriers. The pandemic exposed the need for a free interpretation service statewide system.

Voces Del Campo Conversations include interviews with nine farmworkers across Oregon and Jaime Arredondo from Capaces. Its episodes were written and produced by Sandra Martin, Bienestar; Gabriela Pérez Báez, Department of Linguistics, University of Oregon (UO); Valentin Sanchez, Oregon Law Center (OLC); Jennifer Martinez-Medina, PhD Candidate at Portland State University (PSU); Anabel Hernandez-Mejia, Farmworker Housing Development Corporation (FHDC); and Ubaldo Hernandez, Communities Amplifying Voices for Environmental and Social Justice.

Production assistance by Li Schmidt (Associate Storyteller and Researcher at the California Institute for Rural Studies) and by Dr. Caroline Collins(Postdoctoral Fellow at UC Irvine, Affiliated Researcher at UC San Diego, and Cal Ag Roots Producer at the California Institute for Rural Studies). Audio engineering by Li Schmidt.

This project was made possible with support from the Ford Family Foundation, Casa of Oregon, and the 11th Hour Project at the Schmidt Family Foundation.

Art by Javier Salazar. Voces del Campo series music by Santiago Ventura. Other featured music by Daniel Kaede "Imminent Storm", Cumbia Connection "No se porque," "Mi Cumbia," and "Abuela Canela," and Vendla "Rioverde".

#VocesDelCampo #FarmworkerAwareness #StillEssentialFarmworkers #FarmworkersDeservePraise

Voces Del Campo Episodio 2: Diversidad En Las Voces Del Campo

Un oído al suelo Episodio 2 (SPANISH EPISODE)

UN OÍDO AL SUELO EPISODIO 2. Cada cinco años, la Coalición Nacional de Jóvenes Agricultores encuesta a jóvenes, negros, indígenas y personas de color, agricultores, ganaderos y productores de todo el país para comprender sus esperanzas más brillantes y sus mayores desafíos, y las soluciones políticas que los ayudarán a tener éxito en sus carreras agrícolas.
En 2022, la Coalición Nacional de Jóvenes Agricultores recibió más de 10,000 respuestas de agricultores pasados, actuales y aspirantes. Esta serie de tres partes comparte algunas de sus historias a través de una asociación entre la Coalición Nacional de Jóvenes Agricultores, su programa Land Advocacy Fellowship y el Cal Ag Roots Podcast.

Este segundo episodio presenta artículos de opinión en audio de dos becarios de defensa de la tierra: Mayra Pérez, agricultora y propietaria de una pequeña empresa en Salinas, California, y Jamie Sosa, un trabajador agrícola en el Condado de Orange, California. A través de sus propias historias individuales, explican la importancia de la próxima Ley Agrícola 2023.La Ley Agrícola de la Coalición Nacional de Jóvenes Agricultores 2023 pregunta:
https://www.youngfarmers.org/land/policy/2023-farm-bill-asks/

¡Únete a nosotros! Estamos construyendo una coalición para abogar por un cambio equitativo en la política de tierras en la Ley Agrícola 2023: https://p2a.co/6TaLlaN

California: Inscríbete en esta campaña:https://p2a.co/GGlxeVP

Crédito de imagen: Stella Kalinina

La narración de este episodio fue escrita por Héktor Luis Calderón-Victoria (agricultor y organizador agrícola de California para la Coalición Nacional de Jóvenes Agricultores). La asistencia a la producción fue proporcionada por la Dra. Caroline Collins (Productora de Cal Ag Roots, Instituto de Estudios Rurales de California) y Li Schmidt (Históloga e Investigadora Asociada, Instituto de Estudios Rurales de California). La ingeniería de audio fue proporcionada por Li Schmidt, (narrador e investigador asociado, Instituto de Estudios Rurales de California).

Esta serie presenta artículos de opinión en audio de los siguientes becarios de defensa de la tierra: TemuAsyr Martin Bey, Veronica Mazeriegos-Anastassiou, Ali McMorrow, Lily Nauta, Stephanie Ortiz, Mayra Perez, Brooke Porter y Jamie Sosa.

Este proyecto fue posible gracias al apoyo del Proyecto 11th Hour en la Fundación de la Familia Schmidt. Créditos musicales para el episodio 2: "Willow Wonder" by Guustavv, "Back in my Bag, Again" by Iso Indies, "Rioverde" by Vendla, "Abuela Canela" by Cumbia Connection. La información sobre licencias de Epidemic Sound se puede encontrar aquí:
www.epidemicsound.com/policy/commerc…music-license/ 

#landaccess #youngfarmers #onemillionacres  #calagroots #california #history #communitystories #foodjustice #farmerjustice #farmersofcolor #land

Un oído al suelo Episodio 2 / An Ear to the Ground Episode 2 (SPANISH EPISODE)

AN EAR TO THE GROUND EPISODE 1

Every five years, the National Young Farmers Coalition surveys young and Black, Indigenous, and people of color farmers, ranchers, and growers across the country to understand their brightest hopes and biggest challenges, and the policy solutions that will help them to be successful in their farming careers. In 2022, the National Young Farmers Coalition received over 10,000 responses from past, current, and aspiring farmers. This three part series shares some of their stories through a partnership between the National Young Farmers Coalition, its Land Advocacy Fellowship program, and the Cal Ag Roots Podcast. 

This episode features audio op-eds from three Land Advocacy Fellows: Veronica Mazariegos-Anastassiou, a first generation Latina farmer in San Mateo County California; Stephanie Ortiz, a farmer and advocate in San Diego California’s north county; and TemuAsyr Martin Bey, an urban farmer, activist, and chef from Compton, California. Through their own individual stories, they explain the importance of the upcoming 2023 Farm Bill.

National Young Farmers Coalition 2023 Farm Bill Asks: https://www.youngfarmers.org/land/policy/2023-farm-bill-asks/

Join us! We are building a coalition to advocate for equitable land policy change in the 2023 Farm Bill: https://p2a.co/6TaLlaN

California: Sign up for this campaign here: https://p2a.co/GGlxeVP

Image Credit: Stella Kalinina

This episode’s narration was written by Héktor Luis Calderon-Victoria (Farmer and California Farm Organizer for the National Young Farmers Coalition). Production assistance was provided by Dr. Caroline Collins (Cal Ag Roots Producer, California Institute for Rural Studies) and Li Schmidt (Associate Storyteller and Researcher, California Institute for Rural Studies). Audio engineering was provided by Li Schmidt, (Associate Storyteller and Researcher, California Institute for Rural Studies).

This series features audio op-eds from the following Land Advocacy Fellows: TemuAsyr Martin Bey, Veronica Mazeriegos-Anastassiou, Ali McMorrow, Lily Nauta, Stephanie Ortiz, Mayra Perez, Brooke Porter, and Jamie Sosa.

This project was made possible with support from the 11th Hour Project at the Schmidt Family Foundation. Music Credits for Episode 1: "Willow Wonder" by Guustavv, "Back in my Bag, Again" by Iso Indies, "Nunca" by Azucares, "Siempre Atento" by Cumbia Connection, "Feeeelings" by Guustsavv. Epidemic Sound licensing information can be found here: www.epidemicsound.com/policy/commerc…music-license/. Credits music by Nangdo Tribe of Noise licensing information can be found here: prosearch.tribeofnoise.com/pages/terms

#landaccess #youngfarmers #onemillionacres  #calagroots #california #history #communitystories #foodjustice #farmerjustice #farmersofcolor #land

Podcast 7: Ours To Lose

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