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Gathering Food and Nutrition Information from Migrant Farmworker Children through In-depth Interviews

Author: Fishman, Amy
Date Published: 1999


Migrant farmworkers have been an element of Minnesota's agricultural community since the early 1800s, making up 60% of the farmworker labor force in the state. The majority are Chicano/Latino and come from southern Texas, with smaller numbers from California and Mexico. Migrants live in Minnesota each year from April through October, harvesting sugar beets, fruits, and vegetables, and working in canning factories and meat packing plants. Many travel with their nuclear and extended families, bringing children to maintain family unity. Most migrant farmworkers in Minnesota live in poverty.

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