The Café is offering a Latino/a/x Heritage Month Special in support of local farm workers and Latino immigrants!
Our Quesadilla Comunitaria (Community Quesadilla) features organic chicken, black beans, red onion, bell pepper, and jalapeno with organic pepper jack cheese in your choice of two corn tortillas or a spinach flour tortilla. Served with our housemade salsa. Vegan and vegetarian options available.
For every Quesadilla Comunitaria sold throughout Latino/a/x Heritage Month, we'll donate $5 to NOWIA Unete, Center for Farm Worker Advocacy. Please note: the Café is open Monday – Friday from 8am to 6pm.
Funds raised will help feed local farm workers over the winter! People working in agriculture tend to be some of the lowest paid workers in the U.S. As a result, the hands that feed us struggle to feed their own families. On top of low wages, farm workers labor in harsh – and sometimes hazardous conditions. Workers in the Rogue Valley are currently busy with harvest season, and working long hours regardless of heat or smoke or possible exposure to toxic pesticides. As the local agricultural harvests come to a close in November, work opportunities dwindle and these essential workers need community assistance to help cover the gaps. Donations help Unete ensure local farm workers and their families are fed throughout the winter.
Resources & Information
Unete: uneteoregon.org
Recipes: www.mexicoinmykitchen.com
Origin of quesadillas: www.theyucatantimes.com/2023/04/quesadillas-a-delicious-dish-with-a-rich-story
Working conditions & OSHA regulations:
civileats.com/2023/07/12/congress-is-likely-to-preserve-osha-loophole-that-endangers-animal-ag-workers
civileats.com/2022/11/14/injured-and-invisible-1-few-protections-animal-agriculture-workers-cafos-dairy-migrants-injuries
civileats.com/2022/09/02/the-heat-wave-crushing-the-west-is-a-preview-of-farmworkers-hot-future
civileats.com/2022/08/30/pesticide-safety-labels-farmworker-health-safety-data-sheets-english-spanish
www.opb.org/article/2022/05/11/oregon-heat-wildfire-smoke-farmwork-laborer-rules
www.opb.org/article/2021/11/17/immigrant-workers-on-illegal-marijuana-farms-struggle-with-working-conditions
Farm worker experiences:
newsroom.heart.org/local-news/american-heart-association-takes-action-to-combat-food-insecurity-transforming-lives-in-oregon
civileats.com/2023/02/21/farmworkers-finally-won-overtime-pay-now-the-industry-wants-to-repeal-it
civileats.com/2022/08/23/new-film-documents-immigrant-farmworker-journey-first-time-home-triqui-migrant-oaxaca-mexico
civileats.com/2022/01/18/farmworkers-bear-the-brunt-of-californias-housing-crisis
nfwm.org/farm-workers/farm-worker-issues