Creating Access to Land Grant Resources for Multicultural and Disadvantaged Farmers
The fastest growing demographic sectors of Washington agriculture are Latino, Asian, and women farmers. The majority of these farms are small, with over three-fourths of Latino, Hmong, or women-operated farms having fewer than 50 acres and less than $50,000 in sales. Small farms make up 90 percent o...
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| description | The fastest growing demographic sectors of Washington agriculture are Latino, Asian, and women farmers. The majority of these farms are small, with over three-fourths of Latino, Hmong, or women-operated farms having fewer than 50 acres and less than $50,000 in sales. Small farms make up 90 percent of all Washington farms, with 35,269 counted in the last census. Unfortunately, most conventional farming education models are not well-suited to farmers with limited access to land, water, and capital, or with limited literacy or limited English proficiency. Meeting the needs of this new generation of farmers will require rethinking many standard approaches to public agricultural research, education, and assistance. This article examines various alternative formats for reaching diverse producers with sustainable farming education that have been piloted by the Washington State University Small Farms Program, including participatory courses, farmer-to-farmer learning strategies, experiential workshops, audiovisual strategies, and simultaneous translation. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9a9e9c7e9680454699d9fdb4578fe6002023-09-02T06:42:46ZengLyson Center for Civic Agriculture and Food SystemsJournal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development2152-08012016-10-011110.5304/jafscd.2010.011.01112Creating Access to Land Grant Resources for Multicultural and Disadvantaged FarmersMarcia Ostrom0Bee Cha1Malaquías Flores2Washington State UniversityWashington State UniversityWashington State UniversityThe fastest growing demographic sectors of Washington agriculture are Latino, Asian, and women farmers. The majority of these farms are small, with over three-fourths of Latino, Hmong, or women-operated farms having fewer than 50 acres and less than $50,000 in sales. Small farms make up 90 percent of all Washington farms, with 35,269 counted in the last census. Unfortunately, most conventional farming education models are not well-suited to farmers with limited access to land, water, and capital, or with limited literacy or limited English proficiency. Meeting the needs of this new generation of farmers will require rethinking many standard approaches to public agricultural research, education, and assistance. This article examines various alternative formats for reaching diverse producers with sustainable farming education that have been piloted by the Washington State University Small Farms Program, including participatory courses, farmer-to-farmer learning strategies, experiential workshops, audiovisual strategies, and simultaneous translation.https://www.foodsystemsjournal.org/index.php/fsj/article/view/12Beginning FarmersFarmer-to-farmerSmall FarmsHmong FarmersImmigrant FarmersLatino Farmers |
| spellingShingle | Marcia Ostrom Bee Cha Malaquías Flores Creating Access to Land Grant Resources for Multicultural and Disadvantaged Farmers Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development Beginning Farmers Farmer-to-farmer Small Farms Hmong Farmers Immigrant Farmers Latino Farmers |
| title | Creating Access to Land Grant Resources for Multicultural and Disadvantaged Farmers |
| title_full | Creating Access to Land Grant Resources for Multicultural and Disadvantaged Farmers |
| title_fullStr | Creating Access to Land Grant Resources for Multicultural and Disadvantaged Farmers |
| title_full_unstemmed | Creating Access to Land Grant Resources for Multicultural and Disadvantaged Farmers |
| title_short | Creating Access to Land Grant Resources for Multicultural and Disadvantaged Farmers |
| title_sort | creating access to land grant resources for multicultural and disadvantaged farmers |
| topic | Beginning Farmers Farmer-to-farmer Small Farms Hmong Farmers Immigrant Farmers Latino Farmers |
| url | https://www.foodsystemsjournal.org/index.php/fsj/article/view/12 |
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