The mission of the Idaho Organization of Resource Councils is to bring people together to build grassroots power through community organizing, leadership development and civic engagement, and take action to promote and protect health, safety, dignity and justice for frontline communities, including farm workers, and directly impacted communities.
We believe in building a strong local food economy by supporting farmworkers, ensuring safe working conditions and access to locally grown food. Through community organizing we build stronger connections with the community.
Who we choose to buy our food from matters. Food connects us all and when our money is spent at a local store, directly from our farmers or ranchers, or the farmers market, we are creating a stronger local economy.
For our Latinx, Immigrant, and Indigenous communities to be treated with dignity, honor their human rights, help create equal access and seek social justice in the midst of a global crisis.
Addressing energy needs and promoting sustainable practices can also yield economic benefits, such as job creation, reduced energy costs, and enhanced energy independence, ultimately strengthening local economies.
If you haven’t heard, the U.S. The Department of Labor established new rules in 2023 to protect farmworkers from exploitation and retaliation. However, Attorney General Raul Labrador has blocked these
Editor’s Note: This blog was written by Samantha Guerrero, the Community Organizer and Communications Coordinator at the Idaho Organization of Resource Councils, and edited by Adrian Gallo, the Climate Program
New study reveals farmworker pesticide exposure in Idaho. The study by Boise State University in collaboration with Idaho Organization of Resource Councils Director Irene Ruiz, reveals that Latinx farmworkers in
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