Best Labor Practices on Twelve California Farms: Towards a More Sustainable Food System
Author: Strochlic, Ron
Date Published: 2006
Sustainable agriculture is often compared to a three-legged stool, resting on the three E’s of Environment, Economy and Equity. For an agricultural system to be truly sustainable, it must be environmentally sound, economically viable and socially equitable. Nonetheless, until now, social aspects of sustainable agriculture have been eclipsed by greater attention to environmental and economic concerns. In order to more fully embrace the social side of sustainability, farmers and advocates alike need more information regarding what social sustainability means in practice, its benefits for farmers and farmworkers, and what is feasible within the context of the economic constraints facing growers. This research aims to answer some of these questions, by generating a deeper understanding of social sustainability as it relates to farm labor management.
Date Published: 2006
Sustainable agriculture is often compared to a three-legged stool, resting on the three E’s of Environment, Economy and Equity. For an agricultural system to be truly sustainable, it must be environmentally sound, economically viable and socially equitable. Nonetheless, until now, social aspects of sustainable agriculture have been eclipsed by greater attention to environmental and economic concerns. In order to more fully embrace the social side of sustainability, farmers and advocates alike need more information regarding what social sustainability means in practice, its benefits for farmers and farmworkers, and what is feasible within the context of the economic constraints facing growers. This research aims to answer some of these questions, by generating a deeper understanding of social sustainability as it relates to farm labor management.
