Farming

Eye-opening, hopeful documentary film about farm labor, especially the Coalition of Immokalee Workers and Napa Valley workers; participants include Eva Langoria and Eric Schlosser (2014; 83’)

Landmark CBS-TV documentary about the plight of migrant farmworkers (Thanksgiving Day, 1960; sponsored by Philip Morris, with host Edward R. Murrow smoking a cigarette; 52’)

“Modern-day Slavery on American Farms” in Georgia (USA Today, 2022) and in Florida (Coalition of Immokalee Farmworkers)

Efficient, productive, humane— the future of farming? (Dutch public broadcasting service) A Washington Post article takes an in-depth look at Dutch farming (2022; subscription required)

Beautiful film advocating local, sustainable agriculture. 22’

An X-ray of the sugar industry’s environmental and labor practices (Netflix)

A Netflix film, narrated by Woody Harrelson, that advocates regenerative agriculture and a more-plant-based diet

Faunalytics graphs (Animal & Social Justice tab) provide quick statistics on farm labor in the United States.