Author Archives: becsloane

In collaboration with IMM-Print/Freedom for Immigrants, I produced an op-ed series spotlighting the experiences of migrant farmworkers in the U.S. throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. With Homing in on the Harvest, I round up articles and first-hand accounts from journalists, authors and eyewitnesses who paint us a picture of the individuals, circumstances and histories of thoseContinue reading “Homing in on the Harvest”

Transparency and solidarity around our lands, from the ground up: There is tremendous work being done to keep this planet of ours in one piece. And yet what we can’t see happening, we assume isn’t. We wait, feet tapping, for dirt to perform spectacular feats. We whine and kick at it when we don’t getContinue reading “Give us the dirt.”

In a chat yesterday, I was hit with yet another of what’s become a daily dose of doubts and affirmations about what I’m doing here. I entered this field with full transparency, as someone who cares deeply but has no roots in farming, agriculture or any real knowledge of the land. It took a rapidContinue reading “Of farmers and artists.”