ABSTRACT
This chapter offers some insights into the research that the author did with Northeast Organic Farming Association (NOFA) as an empirical case study of environmental justice issues as they play out in organic agriculture specifically. According to the International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements (IFOAM), "Organic agriculture is a production system that sustains the health of soils, ecosystems and people. It relies on ecological processes, biodiversity and cycles adapted to local conditions, rather than the use of inputs with adverse effects". Labor on organic farms intersects with the ongoing agricultural labor dialogue more generally. Community was a central tenet to many of the farmers' and workers' values related to organic farming. Education was a major focus area for all three farms, centering on different areas, such as: educating potential customers about their goods and services, as well as the value of buying local and organic.
