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“Cultivate Abundance” is growing more than food, and doing it together, to sow a friendlier future
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“Cultivate Abundance” is growing more than food, and doing it together, to sow a friendlier future

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By Jennifer Colosimo In the southeastern U.S., the tiny town of Immokalee, Florida, is home to a growing population of migrant workers who make up a large part of the local workforce. They’re predominantly farmworkers who help grow millions of tons of food for exportation every year.  Ironically, for these residents, the place they call … Continue reading →

Food Dumping in a Food Desert: Irony in Florida’s Tomato Capitol
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Food Dumping in a Food Desert: Irony in Florida’s Tomato Capitol

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By Rick Burnette  Friday, June 12 Friday afternoon, June 12, was scorching hot in Immokalee, Florida. Practicing social distancing, we were sharing food with a few hundred residents in the parking lot of Misión Peniel – a food pantry ministry supported by Southwest Florida PC(USA) congregations. Off to the side, a few staff from Doctors … Continue reading →

With, Not For—CBF field personnel partners with organizations to empower, engage and uplift Florida farmworkers
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With, Not For—CBF field personnel partners with organizations to empower, engage and uplift Florida farmworkers

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By Blake Tommey  Did you know that the farmworkers who produce two-thirds of the United States’ wintertime tomatoes often have a hard time feeding themselves and their families? In fact, when Rick and Ellen Burnette, directors of Cultivate Abundance, began interviewing migrant farmworkers in Immokalee, Florida, they found that families may at times only have tortillas dipped in … Continue reading →