Federal Cuts and Funding Pauses Add to Farmers’ Labor Woes
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Photo of migratory farm workers harvesting peas in 1937 - Nipomo, California. Public domain.
Photo credit: New York Public Library via Picryl. Article by Lisa Held. Civil Eats – March 21, 2025.
It’s early March in eastern Pennsylvania, a time when George Brittenburg describes work on the farm as akin to “trying to wake up a big giant.” Brittenburg grows organic vegetables and raises livestock across 200 acres, and he needs help to shake off the winter and get things moving again. Like many farmers, in past years, he struggled to find people to do that. […]
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