Farmworker Emergency Fund
Cycle 2 of Our Farmworker Emergency Fund is Now Closed and Funds Have Been Distributed!
Hello everyone! We would like to share an update on the second cycle of our farmworker emergency fund.
During this cycle, we were able to distribute a total of $6,000 in $500 payments to 12 farmworkers. We are happy to have been able to distribute emergency funds to more farmworkers than the first cycle. However, we were also troubled, though unsurprised, by the number of requests, which were close to 650.
Common emergencies include: low wages, medical expenses for self or family members, car repairs, and inability to pay rent. Situations we repeatedly read about in requests include hours and wages being cut, injury or unsafe conditions at the workplace, threat of eviction, and increased presence of immigration enforcement. NOF understands we are making a small impact within a wider context of heightened pressure on farmworkers and on our already imbalanced food systems.
Thank you so much to everyone who has supported this fund, whether it be through donations, purchasing our resources and t-shirts, pre-ordering the calendar, inviting us to speak at an event, and sharing the fund with others. We continue to be grateful. Please continue donating, consider signing up for a monthly donation, and purchasing our resources. If anyone would like to organize a fundraiser or have an event that benefits the farmworker emergency fund, we would welcome this. The NOF team can table at events in or near Albuquerque, and mail resources for events happening elsewhere.
Due to the overwhelming number of requests, for our third cycle in the fall, we will not open up the fund to new requests, but rather select from Cycle 1 and 2 requests.
You can support this fund by purchasing our resources or by making an individual contribution via Venmo (@notourfarm) or Paypal. To send a check, please contact us directly at general@notourfarm.org.
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Hola a todes! Durante este segundo ciclo, pudimos distribuir un total de $6,000 mediante 12 apoyos de $500 para trabajadores agrícolas. Nos alegra haber podido brindar fondos de emergencia a más personas que en el primer ciclo. Sin embargo, también nos preocupó, aunque no nos sorprendió recibir cerca de 650 solicitudes.
Entre las emergencias más comunes se encuentran los bajos salarios, los gastos médicos personales o familiares, las reparaciones de vehículos y la imposibilidad de pagar el alquiler. En las solicitudes, también leímos repetidamente sobre reducciones de horas laborales y salarios, lesiones o condiciones inseguras en el lugar de trabajo, amenazas de desalojo y una mayor presencia de las autoridades migratorias. En NOF reconocemos que nuestro impacto es pequeño dentro de un contexto más amplio de creciente presión sobre les trabajadores agrícolas y sobre nuestros sistemas alimentarios, que ya enfrentan profundas desigualdades.
Agradecemos enormemente a todas las personas que han apoyado este fondo, ya sea mediante donaciones, la compra de nuestros recursos y camisetas, reservando nuestro calendario, invitaciones para participar en eventos o la difusión del fondo. Seguimos profundamente agradecidos por su apoyo.
Por favor sigan donando, consideren la posibilidad de hacer una donación mensual y comprar nuestros recursos. También recibiremos con mucho gusto propuestas de personas que quieran organizar una recaudación de fondos o un evento a beneficio del Fondo de Emergencia para Trabajadores Agrícolas. Elle equipe de NOF puede instalar una mesa informativa en eventos realizados en Albuquerque o a sus alrededores y enviar nuestros materiales por correo para eventos que se realicen en otros lugares.
Debido a la abrumadora cantidad de solicitudes recibidas, durante nuestro tercer ciclo, que tendrá lugar en otoño, no aceptaremos nuevas solicitudes. En su lugar, seleccionaremos a personas entre quienes presentaron solicitudes durante los ciclos 1 y 2.
About the Farmworker Emergency Fund
Dear NOF community,
Not Our Farm is excited to share that we are launching a farmworker emergency fund in early March 2026. Currently, we are requesting people to support by purchasing resources and making individual donations. You can purchase resources at the link in our bio and here: www.notourfarm.org/resources
This fund was born from the reality that we live and work within systems built on exploitation, and that equity means moving money and resources toward those who make life possible by growing your food, yet are often left behind. A just agricultural future includes care for the people growing our food and medicine. It’s a small, grassroots way to show up for the people who feed us because no one should have to choose between healing and paying rent. Most farmers don’t get sick leave while already being underpaid. Most don’t have insurance or access to needed resources. Our bodies are our tools, and when they’re injured, everything stops.
The first round of applications for this emergency fund will open in early March and the first round of funds will be dispersed in early April. Applicants must be currently working, interning, or apprenticing on a farm they do not own. Farmworkers must be experiencing an emergency, for example: injury, urgent car repairs, loss of work, legal fees, lack of appropriate gear. Farmworkers will be able to request up to $500 in emergency funding, and funds will be dispersed through a random selection. More details about eligibility will be provided in the forthcoming application form.
Please purchase our resources! Since last summer, we have been putting all proceeds from the sales of our resources and bumper stickers toward the emergency fund, along with any honorariums from our speaking engagements. Consider buying bulk copies of our books and zines, too. For example, if you run a farmer training program, buy our worker zine + Bathrooms & Dignity book for your apprentices. If you are organizing a conference or gathering, consider our zines for your book store. And if you’re a farm owner, adorn your packshed or break area with our Cooling Foods poster.
You can also support this fund by making an individual contribution via Venmo (@notourfarm) or Paypal (put fef in the description)