![]() ![]() The reason I do what I do is really for my family. BOLDLATINA: WHAT INSPIRED YOU TO START GOLDEN STATE FARMS? WHEN/HOW DID YOUR PASSION FOR STRAWBERRY FARMING BEGIN? ![]() We will learn about Mayra’s motivation to become a business owner, a farm owner to be exact with her family being the #1 motivator - a family of strength and resilience. Mayra is a first generation Latina college graduate who began her journey as a strawberry farmer seven years ago. But first, did you know 90% of U.S.-grown strawberries come from California, and generations of dedicated farmers continue to grow healthy, sustainable fruit like strawberries that are tender, sweet, and vibrant? We love our California strawberries! Next time you enjoy a strawberry, say ¡gracias! to the farm workers and farm owners like Mayra! Mayra is the proud owner of Golden State Farms in Santa Maria, California. When we came across a California Strawberry campaign on one of our social media feeds, Mayra Paniagua, a farm worker turned farm owner – – – we had to publish her story. Race and exclusionary measures have kept wealth generation from people of color, we have seen this with Black ownership of farms and the practice of redlining in North American cities. Less than 3% of farms are owned and operated by Latinx, while more than 83% are Latinx farm field workers. With new focus on social justice and advocacy of wealth creation for people of color, a generational shift is happening. Farm workers are essential to our food system and greater communities, but should not be sacrificial.Īs a result of the growing issues and concerns for farm workers, a number of advocacy organizations like Justice for Migrant Women have formed to ensure farm workers rights, safety, security and more equitable work environments are achieved through educating lawmakers and the public. We saw the impact on farm workers’ health and socio economics from volatile climate change bringing on drought seasons, wildfires in California to now, protecting farm workers from Covid-19. The invisibility of a marginalized workforce who grow and farm our food as essential workers hits many intersections. Over the past few years, agricultural farm workers have been in the spotlight more than ever. ![]()
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