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Rising costs are hitting families and fresh produce purchases are taking the hit
Being identified as numbers, threats of dismissal and high pressure are some of the conditions faced by seasonal workers on UK farms, according to new evidence.
There are countless movements through history that recognise and even centre the power in food; freedom and food seem somehow inseparable.
Although many BPOC communities possess significant agricultural knowledge, inherited from ancestors overseas or in the vibrant 'playground' of British allotments, they find themselves cut off from farming in the UK by racialised structural barriers.
When there is a glut, we will use the fund to harvest and transport the crops, at no cost to growers, while FareShare’s excellent distribution network will get the food to those in need.
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