Good decision-making around the type and amount of labor needed on a farm enhances the farm household’s quality of life and increases the likelihood farmers will successfully meet their financial goals. This site provides tools and strategies to help small and medium-sized fruit and vegetable farms make informed labor decisions.

Events

  • What do YOU Actually Need at Work/¿Qué es lo que TÚ realmente necesitas en el trabajo?

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    What Do YOU Actually Need at Work? How's work feeling for you right now? This workshop will give you time to get to know your own needs better and explore what’s working and not working at work. Part of the Skill Building Workshops from the Farm Communication Cohort of Cultivemos. Participation is free, and registration is required to receive the meeting link.

    ¿Qué es lo que TÚ realmente necesitas en el trabajo? ¿Cómo te sientes ahora mismo en el trabajo? Este taller te dará tiempo para conocer mejor tus propias necesidades y explorar qué funciona y qué no en el trabajo. La participación es gratuita, pero es necesario inscribirse para recibir el enlace a la reunión.

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  • Explore Conflict Styles and our Responses to Conflict / Explora los estilos de conflicto y nuestras respuestas ante ellos

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    What is your conflict type? Roots of conflict and finding out your individual conflict style along with a discussion of when your conflict style is helpful and when it is not so helpful. Part of the Skill Building Workshops from the Farm Communication Cohort of Cultivemos. Participation is free, and registration is required to receive the meeting link.

    ¿Qué es lo que TÚ realmente necesitas en el trabajo? ¿Cómo te sientes ahora mismo en el trabajo? Este taller te dará tiempo para conocer mejor tus propias necesidades y explorar qué funciona y qué no en el trabajo. La participación es gratuita, pero es necesario inscribirse para recibir el enlace a la reunión.

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  • Rapid Anxiety Relief / Alivio rápido de la ansiedad

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    Practical techniques for managing acute stress in real-time — before a hard conversation, after bad news, during a difficult season. Part of the Skill Building Workshops from the Farm Communication Cohort of Cultivemos. Participation is free, and registration is required to receive the meeting link.

    Técnicas prácticas para gestionar el estrés agudo en tiempo real. La participación es gratuita, pero es necesario inscribirse para recibir el enlace a la reunión.

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Explore Resources

  • Red Cards / Tarjetas Rojas

    This is a small card people can carry in wallet or pocket to assert their constitutional rights if ICE comes to their home. Available in 56 languages. Free from the Immigrant Legal Resource Center.

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  • Payroll Taxes & Farm Businesses

    This FAQ-style resource helps farm businesses understand and manage payroll taxes. It covers topics such as Federal and State Unemployment Tax (FUTA and SUTA), the thresholds for paying these taxes, the costs involved, and the steps to comply with tax regulations. Author: Rachel Armstrong, Farm Commons. Last updated July 2024.

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  • Tracking Labor on a Diversified Vegetable Farm

    The biggest expense on just about any diversified produce farm is labor. It is also the hardest to track. This video presentation by John Hendrickson of University of Wisconsin's Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems provides practical approaches to the labor component of the cost of production records for various crops. Links to additional resources are included.

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  • Why and How Farmers Protect Their Skin

    In this Growing For Market article Katie Kulla writes about an important, but often overlooked health issue: skin protection. Explore why skin protection matters and how you can go out into the field confident that you're doing your best for your skin.

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