Syracuse U. Falk College Food Studies Program

Lupe Gonzalo’s journey from the fields to the forefront of human rights. “Food doesn’t come to the grocery store by magic. It comes from people. It comes from farmworkers.”

As recognition grows for the remarkable trajectory of the Immokalee farmworker community over the past 30 years — from a marginalized, powerless farm labor reserve hidden in the swamps of south Florida to birthplace of the new, 21st-century paradigm for human rights protection in corporate supply chains around the globe — the inspiring stories of the individual farmworkers who overcame immense odds and came together to forge this unlikely history are being shared more widely. Earlier this month, CIW Co-Founder Lucas Benitez received the prestigious Wallenberg Medal for his extraordinary achievements in human rights, joining the late Rep. John Lewis and several Nobel Laureates in doing so. And this week, we are excited to share a feature segment on Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls, a popular podcast, that details the extraordinary life and accomplishments of CIW’s own Lupe Gonzalo. As you will hear, Lupe’s personal history is a living testament to the power of a CIW slogan, “Consciousness + Commitment = Change.”

Raised in a rural village in Guatemala, Lupe journeyed to the United States in hope of finding a better life — but was instead met with the kind of horrific exploitation that remains all-too-common in agriculture and low-wage work beyond the protections of the Fair Food Program. Once she found out about the CIW, however — which she did during a visit by the CIW’s Worker-to-Worker Education Team to the farm where she was picking tomatoes in the early days of the FFP — she immediately saw an opportunity to right the historic wrongs the plagued US fields, and has never looked back since.

Students enrolled in FST 304: Farm to Fork performing the fall cleanup of Pete’s Giving Garden. All produce to the campus food pantries.

Congratulations to Mercy (Esi) Oppong, FST MS student, for winning the PEO Program for Continuing Education Award - https://www.peointernational.org/about-peo-program-continuing-education-pce

Check out this new post to et Mazon blog by Food Studies graduate student Siobhan O’Keefe: "College Hunger Visibility: Opportunities for Permanent Change in the 2023 Farm Bill."

College Hunger Visibility: Opportunities for Permanent Change in the 2023 Farm Bill It’s August, and for many college students, anticipation for a new academic year is beginning to grow. Long days of class and late nights spent studying will once again become familiar, but there’s another mental burden faced by far too many college students that shouldn’t be part of the equat...

Come join us for Dr. Carlisle’s talk on regenerative farming Sept 19. Link in story.

Please join us September 19th for Liz Carlisle's talk on her book, "Healing Grounds: Climate, Justice, and the Deep Roots of Regenerative Farming."

Healing Grounds: Climate, Justice, and the Deep Roots of Regenerative Farming, a talk by Liz Carlisle, PhD - Syracuse.edu Professor Carlisle will be discussing her book, Healing Grounds: Climate, Justice, and the Deep Roots of Regenerative Farming. In Healing Grounds, she tells the stories of Indigenous, Black, Latinx,…

Food Studies graduate students getting to know each other at the Falk College welcome back dinner. It’s always so exciting to welcome new students and reunite with our continuing ones.

Its an exciting week with everyone coming back to campus! Check out this feature on Food Studies major and Inclusive U student Mackenzie Gleason in the Falk College News Letter.

Savoring College Life - Falk College – Syracuse University Savoring College Life March 6, 2023 InclusiveU Student Finds Recipe for Success in Food Studies Classes, Campus Activities and Advocacy Work Mackenzie Gleason ’24 enjoys her time learning about food and cooking in the Susan R. Klenk Learning Café and Kitchens at Falk College. An InclusiveU studen...

🚨📣 LAST CALL!!! 👀

Only a few spots left to join the CSA before we put signups on hold, by the end of the week!

Pickups start next week! Local, fresh, organic veggies all season long.
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Common Thread CSA shares available Please help us spread the word!     Hello Common Thread CSA Members and Friends, We still have a few dozen CSA share slots to fill for the summer/main season and quite a few more for the fall and hope

Stay healthy out there everyone.