La Otra Frontera: Farmworker Food Security Within the Northern Borderlands

You are invited to join a Food Matters discussion on Thursday, February 4th featuring Teresa Mares, Ph.D., Assistant Professor for the Department of Anthropology of the University of Vermont.

This talk examines household food access among Latino/a dairy workers in Vermont, the majority of whom have migrated in recent years from central and southern Mexico. As a border state with an active presence of Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers, many of the same fears, anxieties, and dangers that are connected to the southern border are reproduced in the state of Vermont; with significant consequences for food security, diet-related health, and the overall wellbeing of migrant workers. For migrant individuals and families who seek to remain connected with cultural foodways from home, the broader geographic and social contexts connected to living in Vermont present significant challenges to achieving food justice and food sovereignty on their own terms.

Co-Sponsored by:
Community Outreach Partnership Center
UCI School of Social Ecology
UCI Department of Chicano/Latino Studies