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The California Migrant Ministry (CMM) was a non-profit organization that played a significant role in the 20th century farm worker movement, emphasizing the involvement of religious organizations from its inception, under the leadership of Doug Still, Chris Hartmire, and Cesar Chavez.
In 1905, the California legislature passed the University Farm Bill, which called for the establishment of a farm school for the University of California (at the time, Berkeley was the sole campus of the university). [19] The commission took a year to select a site for the campus, a tiny town then known as Davisville. [19]
The origins of the FSA start with several earlier agencies starting in the 1930s, with several programs and agencies developed during the Great Depression.The Resettlement Administration of 1935 was an early attempt to relocate entire farming communities to more profitable locations, but this was ultimately abandoned as it proved too controversial, expensive, and showed no signs of success. [3]
Carey McWilliams, Factories in the Field: The Story of Migratory Farm Labor in California, first published in 1939 by Little, Brown and Company, New edition, University of California Press (February 21, 2000) ISBN 0520224132; Devra Weber, Dark Sweat, White Gold: California Farm Workers, Cotton, and the New Deal, 1996 ISBN 9780520207103
California has more certified organic farms than any other state. In 2016, more than a million acres in the state were certified organic. [188] CA grows 90% or more of the U.S. production of Organic almonds, artichokes, avocados, broccoli, cauliflower, celery, dates, figs, grapes, strawberries, lemons, lettuce, plums, and walnuts. [189]
A 2023 Sacramento Bee investigation revealed many migrants farmworkers would prefer to stay year-round in California. California closes thousands of farmworkers’ homes annually. New law explores ...
The Farmers Home Administration (FmHA) was a U.S. government agency established in August 1946 to replace the Farm Security Administration. It superseded the Resettlement Administration during the Great Depression and operated until 2006. FmHA mission and programs involved extending credit for agriculture and rural development.
Individuals with prominent roles in farm worker organizing in this period include Cesar Chavez, Dolores Huerta, Larry Itliong, and Philip Vera Cruz. Chavez mobilized California workers into the United Farm Workers organization. [105] In 1990, undocumented workers made up an estimated 14 percent of the farm workforce.