Cal Ag Roots Podcast

"LA TIERRA ES PARA QUIEN LA TRABAJA" Escrita por Jennifer Martinez-Medina, PhD Candidata en la Universidad Estatal de Portland, este último episodio de la serie "Voces Del Campo" narra como tratados de libre comercio han desplazado millones de familias campesinas a trabajar en un industria de comida en masa en donde pasan #CarenciaAlimentaria. Campesinx y Jaime Arredondo de la organización Capaces explican por qué la tierra se ha convertido en un lugar de lucha. Las conversaciones de Voces Del Campo incluyen entrevistas con nueve trabajadores agrícolas en Oregon y Jaime Arredondo de Capaces. Sus episodios fueron escritos y producidos por Sandra Martin, Bienestar; Gabriela Pérez Báez, Departamento de Lingüística, Universidad de Oregón (UO); Valentín Sánchez, Centro Legal de Oregón (OLC); Jennifer Martinez-Medina Candidata a doctorado en la Universidad Estatal de Portland (PSU); Anabel Hernandez-Mejia, Farmworker Housing Development Corporation (FHDC); y Ubaldo Hernandez, Comunidades Amplificadoras de Voces p

AN EAR TO THE GROUND EPISODE 3 Every five years, the National Young Farmers Coalition surveys young and Black, Indigenous, and people of color farmers, ranchers, and growers across the country to understand their brightest hopes and biggest challenges, and the policy solutions that will help them to be successful in their farming careers. In 2022, the National Young Farmers Coalition received over 10,000 responses from past, current, and aspiring farmers. This three part series shares some of their stories through a partnership between the National Young Farmers Coalition, its Land Advocacy Fellowship program, and the Cal Ag Roots Podcast. This third, and final, episode features audio op-eds from three Land Advocacy Fellows: Brooke Porter, a land steward in El Sobrante, California; Lily Nauta, a land therapy advocate and agriculturalist in Santa Cruz; and Ali McMorrow, a vegetable farmer in Butte County, California. Through their own individual stories, they explain the importance of the upcoming 2023 Farm

"DIVERSIDAD EN LAS VOCES DEL CAMPO" En este segundo episodio de la serie Voces Del Campo, sigue como #ORCOFS descubrió que #campesinxindigenas hablan más de 30 idiomas distintos de tan solo México y Guatemala. Porque esto facto, los trabajadores agrícolas tuvieron problemas para acceder a información y recursos sobre COVID-19 en sus idiomas. Esto generó barreras legales, económicos, sociales y de salud. La pandemia expuso la necesidad de un sistema de servicio de interpretación gratuito en el estado. Las conversaciones de Voces Del Campo incluyen entrevistas con nueve trabajadores agrícolas en Oregon y Jaime Arredondo de Capaces. Sus episodios fueron escritos y producidos por Sandra Martin, Bienestar; Gabriela Pérez Báez, Departamento de Lingüística, Universidad de Oregón (UO); Valentín Sánchez, Centro Legal de Oregón (OLC); Jennifer Martinez-Medina Candidata a doctorado en la Universidad Estatal de Portland (PSU); Anabel Hernandez-Mejia, Farmworker Housing Development Corporation (FHDC); y Ubaldo Hernand

Un oído al suelo Episodio 2 (SPANISH EPISODE) UN OÍDO AL SUELO EPISODIO 2. Cada cinco años, la Coalición Nacional de Jóvenes Agricultores encuesta a jóvenes, negros, indígenas y personas de color, agricultores, ganaderos y productores de todo el país para comprender sus esperanzas más brillantes y sus mayores desafíos, y las soluciones políticas que los ayudarán a tener éxito en sus carreras agrícolas. En 2022, la Coalición Nacional de Jóvenes Agricultores recibió más de 10,000 respuestas de agricultores pasados, actuales y aspirantes. Esta serie de tres partes comparte algunas de sus historias a través de una asociación entre la Coalición Nacional de Jóvenes Agricultores, su programa Land Advocacy Fellowship y el Cal Ag Roots Podcast. Este segundo episodio presenta artículos de opinión en audio de dos becarios de defensa de la tierra: Mayra Pérez, agricultora y propietaria de una pequeña empresa en Salinas, California, y Jamie Sosa, un trabajador agrícola en el Condado de Orange, California. A través de su

AN EAR TO THE GROUND EPISODE 1 Every five years, the National Young Farmers Coalition surveys young and Black, Indigenous, and people of color farmers, ranchers, and growers across the country to understand their brightest hopes and biggest challenges, and the policy solutions that will help them to be successful in their farming careers. In 2022, the National Young Farmers Coalition received over 10,000 responses from past, current, and aspiring farmers. This three part series shares some of their stories through a partnership between the National Young Farmers Coalition, its Land Advocacy Fellowship program, and the Cal Ag Roots Podcast. This episode features audio op-eds from three Land Advocacy Fellows: Veronica Mazariegos-Anastassiou, a first generation Latina farmer in San Mateo County California; Stephanie Ortiz, a farmer and advocate in San Diego California’s north county; and TemuAsyr Martin Bey, an urban farmer, activist, and chef from Compton, California. Through their own individual stories, th

"MUJER CAMPESINA" Este primer episodio de la serie Voces Del Campo sigue a dos mujeres que comparten cómo lidiaron y superaron el costo económico y emocional de cuidar a niños y familias a través de las fronteras a través de COVID-19, cierres de escuelas e incendios forestales. Las conversaciones de Voces Del Campo incluyen entrevistas con nueve trabajadores agrícolas en Oregon y Jaime Arredondo de Capaces. Sus episodios fueron escritos y producidos por Sandra Martin, Bienestar; Gabriela Pérez Báez, Departamento de Lingüística, Universidad de Oregón (UO); Valentín Sánchez, Centro Legal de Oregón (OLC); Jennifer Martinez-Medina Candidata a doctorado en la Universidad Estatal de Portland (PSU); Anabel Hernandez-Mejia, Farmworker Housing Development Corporation (FHDC); y Ubaldo Hernandez, Comunidades Amplificadoras de Voces por la Justicia Ambiental y Social. La asistencia de producción estuvo a cargo de Li Schmidt, Narrador Asociado e Investigador del Instituto de Estudios Rurales de California y Caroline Co

"VOCES DEL CAMPO: CONVERSACIÓN DE LANZAMIENTO" Esta conversación previa con el equipo colectivo de Voces Del Campo marca el lanzamiento de la serie de tres historias. El equipo reflexiona sobre por qué lanzamos esta iniciativa de historia, la descripción de la serie, el proceso de producción comunitaria y los episodios programados para lanzarse entre febrero y marzo de 2023. Las conversaciones de Voces Del Campo incluyen entrevistas con nueve trabajadores agrícolas en Oregon y Jaime Arredondo de Capaces. Sus episodios fueron escritos y producidos por Sandra Martin, Bienestar; Gabriela Pérez Báez, Departamento de Lingüística, Universidad de Oregón (UO); Valentín Sánchez, Centro Legal de Oregón (OLC); JenniferMartinez-Medina, Jennifer Martinez-Medina Candidata a doctorado en la Universidad Estatal de Portland (PSU); Anabel Hernandez-Mejia, Farmworker Housing Development Corporation (FHDC); y Ubaldo Hernandez, Comunidades Amplificadoras de Voces por la Justicia Ambiental y Social. La asistencia de producción e

Join us for this end-of-the-year conversation between the current Cal Ag Roots Podcast Producer, Dr. Caroline Collins, and former Cal Ag Roots Producer, Ildi Carlisle-Cummins, who is currently the Executive Director of the California Institute of Rural Studies (the parent organization for Cal Ag Roots). Caroline and Ildi reflect on the impact of stories like the Seeds of Change series, the Farmer Equity Act episode, the We Are Not Strangers Here project and exciting new community co-produced episodes that are scheduled to come out in 2023. Photo credit (Diana Morales: www.arteesmedicina.com) Music by Nangdo. Tribe of Noise licensing information can be found here: prosearch.tribeofnoise.com/pages/terms. This episode was written and produced by Dr. Caroline Collins (Postdoctoral Fellow at UC Irvine, Affiliated Researcher at UC San Diego, and Cal Ag Roots Producer at the California Institute for Rural Studies) with production assistance and audio engineering by Li Schmidt (Associate Associate Storyteller and

"THE WELL Honoring Our Elders." For this episode of The Well, we asked our listeners to join us as co-producers by sharing personal stories of how they honor their elders or ancestors. We recorded five personal stories spanning different regions in the state, including our youngest ever Cal Ag Roots storyteller–Cal Ag Roots Podcast Producer Caroline Collins’ eleven-year-old son. This episode features stories from Alondra Santiago (Associate Researcher at the California Institute for Rural Studies), Myrna Martinez Nateras (Founding Program Director at the Pan Valley Institute), Aline Reed (Chairwoman of the Fresno Freedom School), Christian Collins (6th Grade Cal Ag Roots Listener), and Nakia Zavalla (Tribal Historic Preservation Officer and Cultural Director of the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians). “The Well Honoring our Elders,” was inspired by the season of spending time with our loved ones, past and present. Image Source: Diana Morales https://www.arteesmedicina.com/ The Well Honoring our Elders epi

"THE WELL Landback Conversation with Keolu Fox." This in-depth conversation with Dr. Keolu Fox (Kānaka Maoli, or Native Hawaiian), Assistant Professor at the University of California, San Diego and Co-Founder and Co-Director of the Indigenous Futures Institute, digs into Indigenous futurism, which looks to indigenous technologies and ways of knowing as a path to stewarding and sustaining land for future generations to come (Photo: Keolu Fox. Photo source: https://anthropology.ucsd.edu/people/faculty/faculty-profiles/Keolu%20Fox.html). The Well Landback Conversations include interviews with Dr. Brittani Orona (San Diego State University), Nicole Celaya (FoodLink for Tulare County Inc.), and Dr. Keolu Fox (UC San Diego). Its episodes were written and produced by Dr. Caroline Collins (Postdoctoral Fellow at UC Irvine, Affiliated Researcher at UC San Diego, and Cal Ag Roots Producer at the California Institute for Rural Studies) with production assistance and audio engineering by Li Schmidt (Associate Associate

"THE WELL Landback Conversation with Nicole Celaya." This in-depth conversation with Nicole Celaya, Co-Executive Director at FoodLink for Tulare County Inc. examines how ally organizations across the state can work to support Land Back efforts (Photo Credit: Original Artwork by Diana Morales, arteesmedicinina.com. Courtesy Nicole Celaya). The Well Landback Conversations include interviews with Dr. Brittani Orona (San Diego State University), Nicole Celaya (FoodLink for Tulare County Inc.), and Dr. Keolu Fox (UC San Diego). Its episodes were written and produced by Dr. Caroline Collins (Postdoctoral Fellow at UC Irvine, Affiliated Researcher at UC San Diego, and Cal Ag Roots Producer at the California Institute for Rural Studies) with production assistance and audio engineering by Li Schmidt (Associate Associate Storyteller and Researcher at the California Institute for Rural Studies). This project was made possible with support from the 11th Hour Project at the Schmidt Family Foundation. Music Credits for

"THE WELL Landback Conversation with Brittani Orona." This in-depth conversation with Dr. Brittani Orona (Hupa, Hoopa Valley Tribe), Assistant Professor of American Indian Studies at San Diego State University digs into the concept and practice of the Landback movement in California, including the deep history of native resistance in the state (Photo Credit: Klamath River. Photo Courtesy Brittani Orona). The Well Landback Conversations include interviews with Dr. Brittani Orona (San Diego State University), Nicole Celaya (FoodLink for Tulare County Inc.), and Dr. Keolu Fox (UC San Diego). Its episodes were written and produced by Dr. Caroline Collins (Postdoctoral Fellow at UC Irvine, Affiliated Researcher at UC San Diego, and Cal Ag Roots Producer at the California Institute for Rural Studies) and edited by Li Schmidt (Associate Associate Storyteller and Researcher at the California Institute for Rural Studies). This project was made possible with support from the 11th Hour Project at the Schmidt Family F

SEEDS OF CHANGE EPISODE 3 “A Contemporary Harvest: Oakland’s Acta Non Verba Youth Urban Farm Project." Structural systems from zoning laws to the systemic loss of green space have disconnected many Black urban residents of California from agricultural practices. This episode examines how a community garden project in Oakland isn't just re-connecting local youth to the natural world and making urban gardens grow. Discover how it’s also re-planting seeds of economic empowerment in the process. (Photo Credit: Kelly Carlisle of Acta Non Verba urban farm in Oakland. Courtesy Kelly Carlisle.) Seeds of Change Episode 3 features interviews from Dr. Analena Hope Hassberg (incoming Cal State LA Assoc. Prof.) and Kelly D. Carlisle (Founder and Executive Director of Acta Non Verba). It was written and produced by Dr. Caroline Collins (Postdoctoral Fellow at UC San Diego and Cal Ag Roots Producer at the California Institute for Rural Studies) and edited by Li Schmidt (Associate Associate Storyteller and Researcher at th

SEEDS OF CHANGE EPISODE 2 “To Free Ourselves We Must Feed Ourselves: The Hidden Legacy of the Black Panther Free Breakfast Program in California." In January 1969 a group of young visionaries at the forefront of the Black Power movement launched an innovative Free Breakfast Program for children in Oakland. In doing so, they didn’t just help shape public imagination about the possibilities of food aid. Discover how they also helped change the political will of the state and nation. (Photo Credit: Charles Bursey serving children at Panther breakfast program, St. Augustine's Episcopal Church, No. 135. Photo by Pirkle Jones. Courtesy of University of California, Santa Cruz. McHenry Library, Special Collections). Seeds of Change Episode 2 features interviews from Dr. Analena Hope Hassberg (incoming Cal State LA Assoc. Prof.) and Billy X Jennings (Public Historian of the Black Panther Party). It was written and produced by Dr. Caroline Collins (Postdoctoral Fellow at UC San Diego and Cal Ag Roots Producer at the

SEEDS OF CHANGE EPISODE 1 "United We Stand: Race, Religion, and the Politics of Food Justice in Black Los Angeles’s Victory Markets." In WWII era Los Angeles a young Black preacher, Rev. Clayton D. Russell, and Black businesswoman, Charlotta Bass, launched the Los Angeles Negro Victory Commitee. In doing so, they not only helped plant seeds of today's food justice movements. They also helped radically alter the political landscape of the city with implications that continue to this day. (Photo Credit: Charlotta Bass [third from right] and Rev. Clayton D. Russell [second from right] with other African American leaders in Los Angeles, 1949. Courtesy of the Southern California Library [Los Angeles, California]). Seeds of Change Episode 1 features interviews from Dr. Analena Hope Hassberg (Cal Poly Pomona) and Dr. Lorn Foster (Pomona College). It was written and produced by Dr. Caroline Collins (Postdoctoral Fellow at UC San Diego and Cal Ag Roots Producer at the California Institute for Rural Studies) and edit

The passage of the Farmer Equity Act, California Assembly Bill 1348, in October 2017 was ground-breaking. For the first time, California acknowledged the racist patterns of systematic discrimination that have been common practice in governmental agricultural institutions which have impacted farmers of color in accessing the most basic thing that farmers need: land. This pattern has deep roots in California farming history through laws such as the Chinese Exclusion Act, the Alien Land Laws, and Executive Order 9066. Recognizing that this history was continuing to play out well into the 21st century, a group of organizers called the California Farmer Justice Collaborative were able to win a victory for farmers of color by passing the Farmer Equity Act. However, four years later, organizers discuss how they see this legislation as just a first step in addressing centuries of land ownership discrimination in California. This podcast was made possible with the support of the 11th Hour Project at the Schmidt Fam

Join us for this mini-episode conversation between the current Cal Ag Roots Podcast Producer, Dr. Caroline Collins, and former Cal Ag Roots Producer, Ildi Carlisle-Cummins, who is currently the Executive Director of the California Institute of Rural Studies (the parent organization for Cal Ag Roots). Caroline and Ildi reflect on the challenges of producing community-based stories during a pandemic and give a preview of the next Cal Ag Roots episodes that will be aired in the beginning of 2022. This podcast was made possible with the support of the 11th Hour Project at the Schmidt Family Foundation. Photo credit (Diana Morales: www.arteesmedicina.com). Audio edits by Li Schmidt and Cal Ag Roots theme music by Nangdo. Tribe of Noise licensing information can be found here: https://prosearch.tribeofnoise.com/pages/terms. #calagroots #california #history #communitystories #foodjustice #farmerjustice #farmersofcolor #blackhistory #blacklivesmatter #americanwest #blackgirlmagic #blackculture #black #blm #blackpe

We Are Not Strangers Here Ep. 6: “Still Here Black Farmers & Agricultural Stewardship in the Modern Age” Relationships to the land can be seen throughout African American history and culture. However, Black Californians haven't just long been connected to the natural world in the past. In our sixth and final episode of this series, discover how Black people's connection to the natural world continues to this day in urban and rural spaces across the state. (Photo: Will Scott Jr. at work on his farm, 2015. Credit: Alice Daniel/KQED). This project was made possible with support from California Humanities, a non-profit partner of the National Endowment for the Humanities (Visit calhum.org to learn more), and the 11th Hour Project at the Schmidt Family Foundation. Music Credit for Episode 6: "Strange Persons" by Kicksta; "Summer Breeze" and "Inward" by HansTroost; Woke Up this Morning-Jazz Organ (ID 1293) by Lobo Loco. Tribe of Noise licensing information can be found here: https://prosearch.tribeofnoise.com/p

Sneak Preview: Episode 6, our final episode of the Cal Ag Roots six-part We Are Not Strangers Here series, “Still Here: Black Farmers & Agricultural Stewardship in the Modern Age” premieres March 9, 2021. Relationships to the land can be seen throughout African American history and culture. However, Black Californians haven't just long been connected to the natural world in the past. Discover how their connection continues to this day in urban and rural spaces across the state. (Photo: Will Scott Jr. at work on his farm, 2015. Credit: Alice Daniel/KQED). This project was made possible with support from California Humanities, a non-profit partner of the National Endowment for the Humanities (Visit calhum.org to learn more), and the 11th Hour Project at the Schmidt Family Foundation. Music Credit: "Strange Persons" by Kicksta. Tribe of Noise licensing information can be found here: https://prosearch.tribeofnoise.com/pages/terms.

In 1908, African American pioneers established the town of Allensworth forty miles north of Bakersfield as part of the broader Black Town Movement. Discover how these settlers not only built buildings, established businesses, and planted crops--they also inspired the imagination as they tested what was possible in rural California. (Photo Credit: Teachers at the Allensworth School, c. 1915 [090-2156]. Courtesy California State Parks). This project was made possible with support from California Humanities, a non-profit partner of the National Endowment for the Humanities (Visit calhum.org to learn more), and the 11th Hour Project at the Schmidt Family Foundation. Music Credits for Episode 5: "Strange Persons" by Kicksta; "Summer Breeze" and "Inward" by HansTroost; Over the Water, Humans Gather by Dr. Turtle; "Just Gone" by King Olivers Creole Jazz Band; and The Fish Are Jumping by deangwolfe. Tribe of Noise licensing information can be found here: https://prosearch.tribeofnoise.com/pages/terms.