Vision 2C Resource Council
Vision: We strive for community driven social justice that is multi-generational, multicultural, and is representative of the people of Canyon County.
Visión: Nos esforzamos para lograr la justicia social dirigida por la comunidad lo cual es multigeneracional, multicultural, y representativa de las personas en el condado de Canyon
Mission: We are building and advocating for resilient, equitable, and sustainable communities through grassroots leadership.
Misión: Estamos construyendo y abogando para comunidades resilientes, equitativas, y sostenibles a través del liderazgo de base.
Our Impact
Current Research Projects
Vision 2C Resource Council is leading a campaign to protect farmworkers and workers exposed to the effects of our climate emergency such as heat and smoke. Visión 2C Resource Council, chapter of the Idaho Organization of Resource Councils, is currently involved in research initiatives aimed at highlighting and addressing the most critical health inequities impacting farmworkers in Idaho.
We have been working with researchers at Boise State University to study the effects of heat stress on agricultural workers. The short-term effects of dehydration can include dizziness, vomiting, and potentially fatal heat stroke. Long-term consequences may include hypertension, kidney damage, and even kidney failure. These issues are worsened by limited access to healthcare and inadequate compensation. We continue to advocate for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recommendations to ensure clean water, breaks, and shade for farmworkers and all workers exposed to heat.
Farmworker Justice Story Telling Project:
Interviews were conducted with 16 farmworkers in Southcentral Idaho during June-August 2023 as part of a digital storytelling project in partnership with the Idaho Organization of Resource Councils (IORC).
In collaboration between Boise State University and IORC this report has revealed troubling findings:
Many Latinx farmworkers in Idaho have traces of various pesticides in their urine samples.
Storytelling
Story Fort featuring Farmworker Stories by Alejandra Hernandez, Bobby Gaytan, Irene Ruiz, Marielena Vega, and Rosseli Guerrero hosted by Dora. Photos by Guy Hand.
La Cosecha beer collaboration with Vision2C Resource Council x Woodland Empire x Bobby Gaytan
The hop harvests in Idaho happen during the Idaho fall season. We want to raise awareness on the impact hops have on Idaho Farmworkers and the process of making your favorite beers. The past 3 years Vision 2C Resource (V2C) Council has worked to get gloves to farm workers to protect them from harmful pesticides from entering their bloodstream when interacting with conventional hops.
This Mixtape IPA beer is made with pesticide free hops sourced from ethical farmers in Idaho. This beer has been made in limited quantities and a percentage of the proceeds will be donated by Woodland Empire Brewery to the V2C campaign to protect farm workers. We worked with ex farmworker local artist Bobby Gaytan in creating the artwork for this beer. This collaboration is part of the Farmworker Justice Campaign that will work towards protecting farmworker from heat, smoke, and pesticide poisoning that will launch in 2023. To learn more about the campaign attend our upcoming event at the end of October. Hear from local hop workers and community leaders on how we can better conditions.
Gloves for Farmworkers
Handing out emergency aid gloves to farmworkers at Obendorf farms. Obendorf farms has a history of exposing farmworkers to pesticides.
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Farmworker Justice Campaign
Idaho Farmworker Study
Vision 2C Resource Council member Alejandra Hernandez is helping find answers on what exposure to pesticides in Idaho looks like in the farmworker community.
“The Importance of Community for a Study Examining Pesticide Exposure a” by Alejandra Hernandez, Carly Hyland et al. (boisestate.edu)
Read more here:
OSHA Rules on Heat & Smoke – Idaho Organization of Resource Councils (iorcinfo.org)
Our beginnings
Lifting the Voices of Farmworkers through Community Organizing — Homegrown Stories
