In this episode, anthropologist and medical physician Dr. Seth Holmes from the University of California, Berkeley, and the University of Barcelona shares his two decades of experience studying the role and importance of agricultural farm workers in our current food system. He discusses the structural racism they face and the health issues they endure to put food on our tables.

Having lived alongside Triqui Mexican farm workers during his research—from the mountains of Oaxaca to the illegal crossing of the US border through the desert, to harvesting berries with them in Washington State and California—Dr. Holmes presents a unique perspective on the injustices faced by these essential workers.

📝 Show notes:
Fresh Fruit, Broken Bodies (Book): www.ucpress.edu/book/978052039863…uit-broken-bodies [https://gate.sc/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ucpress.edu%2Fbook%2F9780520398634%2Ffresh-fruit-broken-bodies&token=e58ca2-1-1725039439534]

First Time Home (Movie): www.firsttimehomefilm.com/ [https://gate.sc/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.firsttimehomefilm.com%2F&token=8a77af-1-1725039439534]

Binational Center for the Development of Oaxacan Indigenous Communities: immigrantinfo.org/resources/binati…ous-communities/ [https://gate.sc/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimmigrantinfo.org%2Fresources%2Fbinational-center-for-the-development-of-oaxacan-indigenous-communities%2F&token=813aed-1-1725039439534]

Coalition of Immokalee Workers: ciw-online.org/ [https://gate.sc/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fciw-online.org%2F&token=37f4b8-1-1725039439535]

United Farm Workers: ufw.org/ [https://gate.sc/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fufw.org%2F&token=c86022-1-1725039439535]

Familias Unidas por la Justicia: familiasunidasjusticia.com/ [https://gate.sc/?url=https%3A%2F%2Ffamiliasunidasjusticia.com%2F&token=bbc038-1-1725039439535]

Jornaleras en Lucha: jornalerasenlucha.org/ [https://gate.sc/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fjornalerasenlucha.org%2F&token=435bc8-1-1725039439535]

Codetras: www.codetras.org/ [https://gate.sc/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.codetras.org%2F&token=9b4624-1-1725039439535]

Fair Food Program: fairfoodprogram.org/ [https://gate.sc/?url=https%3A%2F%2Ffairfoodprogram.org%2F&token=55f9a5-1-1725039439535]



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Episode 1: Migrant workers and structural racism in agriculture, with Dr. Seth Holmes

Welcome to Tierra y Libertad. In this podcast, we listen to agricultural professionals, researchers, and activists from around the world. We explore the sustainable transition of the agricultural and food system while examining social and racial justice, land concentration, the impact of agricultural technology, and the dangers of green capitalism.