The Hands that Feed Us: Thanking a Farm Worker
The Hands that Feed Us is a series of stories about seasonal agricultural workers who work on fruit farms, in vineyards and greenhouses in Niagara Region.
The Hands That Feed Us Series
Eat today? The saying goes we should thank a farmer. We should also thank a farm worker. Here are some of the stories of a few men and women who come to Niagara each summer from Mexico and the Caribbean to help keep us fed.
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The Hands That Feed Us: Shamar Dawkins
Shamar Dawkins is a seasonal agricultural worker from Jamaica. He comes to Niagara for seven months a year to work in a local fruit orchard.
The Hands that Feed Us: Kashima Woodham
Kashima Woodham is a seasonal agriciultural worker from Montego Bay, Jamaica. She comes to Niagara each summer to work on a local fruit farm.
The Hands that Feed Us: Peter Norville
Peter Norville is a seasonal agricultural worker from St. Lucy, Barbados, who comes to Niagara each summer to work in a fruit orchard.
The Hands that Feed Us: Kennedy Williams
Kennedy Williams is a seasonal agricultural worker from Grenada who comes to Canada up to seven months a year to work on a fruit farm in Niagara.
The Hands that Feed Us: Eric Regis
Eric Regis is a season agricultural worker from Grenada. He has been coming to Niagara for 28 years to work on a fruit farm.
The Hands that Feed Us: Devon Augustine
Devon Augustine is a seasonal agricultural worker form Grenada. He works on a Beamsville fruit farm for six months of the year.
The Hands that Feed Us: Linton Blackwood
Linton Blackwood is a self-taught musician who comes to Canada from Jamaica for four months a year to work on a fruit farm in Niagara Region.
The Hands that Feed Us: Agapito Alvarado
Agapito Alvarado is a seasonal agricultural worker who comes from Mexico to work at a Niagara winery for eight months of the year.
The Hands that Feed Us: Fausto Hernandez
Fausto Hernanadez is a seasonal agricultural worker who comes to Niagara for eight months a year to work in a local greenhouse.
