Gail Wadsworth
Gail Wadsworth, [email protected] is the former Executive Director of the California Institute for Rural Studies (CIRS). Gail has worked in industry, government, academic and non-profit sectors. In 2009 she was engaged to guide CIRS, an independent research institute focused on social justice in rural California. Gail worked long-term with environmental justice advocates in the Eastern Coachella Valley and with farmers and farm workers in the Central Valley. She has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Anthropology and a Master of Science degree in International Agricultural Development. Gail did post-graduate research in Geography at Royal Holloway University of London.
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In 2000, the county estimated a population of 6,900 farm workers with 26,236 farm worker related persons. For this project, we focused our efforts on farm worker families living in rural communities in Yolo County and, using survey methodology, assessed their level of food security. We also identified the current extent of farm worker participation in food assistance programs. We created three food inventories: types of foods farm workers prefer, actual fruit and vegetable consumption, and types of food offered by the Yolo Food Bank. In this way we were able to determine where the gaps exist, and how to address them to better serve farm worker communities. Based on our results, we offer guidance for food programs in Yolo County regarding both optimal geographic locations for food distribution to reach farm workers and the types of foods that are appropriate for this population. This report outlines the level of food insecurity among rural farm workers in Yolo County and includes a directory of food resources for the county, map of distribution locations and suggestions for improving services specifically for farm workers.
Reflections from survey research and focus group discussions with Latino Immigrants in the San Joaquin Valley show that increased non-response and variations in response among different sub-populations in the region’s hard-to-count communities, threaten to distort the census as a statistically reliable mirror of the United States. This prospect is a cause for serious concern to the affected groups themselves.
Reflections from survey research and focus group discussions with Latino Immigrants in the San Joaquin Valley show that increased non-response and variations in response among different sub-populations in the region’s hard-to-count communities, threaten to distort the census as a statistically reliable mirror of the United States. This prospect is a cause for serious concern to the affected groups themselves.
In 2000, the county estimated a population of 6,900 farm workers with 26,236 farm worker related persons. For this project, we focused our efforts on farm worker families living in rural communities in Yolo County and, using survey methodology, assessed their level of food security. We also identified the current extent of farm worker participation in food assistance programs. We created three food inventories: types of foods farm workers prefer, actual fruit and vegetable consumption, and types of food offered by the Yolo Food Bank. In this way we were able to determine where the gaps exist, and how to address them to better serve farm worker communities. Based on our results, we offer guidance for food programs in Yolo County regarding both optimal geographic locations for food distribution to reach farm workers and the types of foods that are appropriate for this population. This report outlines the level of food insecurity among rural farm workers in Yolo County and includes a directory of food resources for the county, map of distribution locations and suggestions for improving services specifically for farm workers.
Reflections from survey research and focus group discussions with Latino Immigrants in the San Joaquin Valley show that increased non-response and variations in response among different sub-populations in the region’s hard-to-count communities, threaten to distort the census as a statistically reliable mirror of the United States. This prospect is a cause for serious concern to the affected groups themselves.
Reflections from survey research and focus group discussions with Latino Immigrants in the San Joaquin Valley show that increased non-response and variations in response among different sub-populations in the region’s hard-to-count communities, threaten to distort the census as a statistically reliable mirror of the United States. This prospect is a cause for serious concern to the affected groups themselves.