WhyHunger is proud to support 2009 www. and 2011 www.partner Huerto de la Familia in the launch of their new film series Harvest of Pride.
(the following introduction is re-printed from “Harvest of Pride” at www.huertodelafamilia.org/)
Elva Hart starts her autobiography, Barefoot Heart, a record of how she and her family overcame the disadvantages of being an immigrant farm worker family, with, “I am nobody; and my story is the same as a million others.”
It is unsettling that the stories of those who have shifted from being a laborer to a farm or food business owner go largely untold, often leaving an incomplete public perception of immigrant families.
Harvest of Pride uses first-hand accounts from participants in Huerto de la Familia’s programs to see how gardens, farming and food-based microenterprises can support and stabilize immigrant families. Combining the anecdotes and stories of Latinos in the Eugene-Springfield community with interviews with food justice advocates and others throughout the United States, these film essays contemplate Oregon’s preparedness in facing a challenging but potentially rich future for its growing immigrant population.
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