This Special Issue on Diversified Farming Systems is motivated by a desire to understand
how agriculture designed according to whole systems, agroecological principles can …

In the United States, nearly 15% of the general population is considered food insecure;
ethnic minorities, particularly Latinos, experience disproportionately higher rates. Food …

Background Food insecurity and obesity have potential health consequences for migrant
and seasonal farm workers (MSFW). Methods Thirty‐six Latino MSFW working in eastern …

The vulnerability of food and agricultural systems to climate variability and change is
extensively studied. However, the vulnerability of agricultural labor is largely ignored in …

Farmworkers are often overlooked as producers and consumers of food; although
farmworkers in California labour in some of the most productive agricultural regions in the …

Agriculture in the United States (US), long dominated by white male interests, is rooted in
entrenched structural inequalities. Prominent among them is the power of growers over a …

Drought vulnerability studies in the United States primarily focus on biophysical and
economic indicators and overlook the multiple ways drought is experienced socially. This …

This article explores a community garden in the Northern Central Coast of California,
founded and cultivated by Triqui and Mixteco peoples native to Oaxaca, Mexico. The …

The health of farm owners and farmworkers has significant impacts on farm businesses,
farming families, and local rural communities where agriculture is an important driver of …

Background: Latinos from agricultural communities have a high prevalence of food
insecurity and are at increased risk of obesity and diabetes, yet little is known about the …