Notices by Sarah Taber (sarahtaber@mastodon.online)

RE: https://mastodon.online/@sarahtaber/117383371595184964

Remember that 21,000+ acre farm here in NC where workers keep dying?

You'd think they're doing that "to make a profit."

LOL no. If that were true, they probably wouldn't have gotten FORTY MILLION DOLLARS in arrears with their bank.

https://youtu.be/TPZf4eq2NwE (Goes live in a few minutes, at 10am ET.)

This week's video:

Here in NC, we have a state senator with a 21,000+ acre farm. Where workers just kinda.... keep dying.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9xEKq-fiRs

Even if you think it does nothing for you? Who's in power makes a huge difference to millions of people who feed you.

Mutual aid is great! But it won't, like, change the fact that slavery is getting more & more legal in this country.

That's what laws & elections are for. So let's use them.

Farm workers really, really, really need you to vote.

Farm slavery is a very real multi-million business in this country.

And Trump struck down major anti-slavery rules for farms last year.

"Both parties are the same" Ok... Not for farm workers, they're not!

US readers: If you're ready for a break from "elections don't matter, we can't win, & both parties are the same anyway," here's one.

https://youtu.be/GlxveqpM4iM

A story about comms & also "Why there are so many outbreaks"

I went to a farmer meeting this week where they were doing a food safety training.

Trainer: Outbreaks come from poop on vegetables. So don't put poop on your vegetables. Poop, vegetables, these things should be separate. No poop on vegetables. Also, and this is important, don't put poop on vegetables.

A farmer, during the lunch break: But WE can put poop on our vegetables right?

Question: Anybody out there a US lawyer who can review a video draft in the next 3 days to confirm we're clear on libel/defamation?

(I've got a guy who normally does it! But his availability vs my production timeline aren't matching up this week.)

If this is you, reply below & I'll DM you.

If you're worried about the elections-

There's actually a lot we can do keep them on track?

One of the best things you can do is sign up to be a poll worker!

They train you, AND it's paid work! (for US eligible voters)

https://powerthepolls.org/creator-sarahtaber

The fact that Taylor Farms uses prison labor has finally become common knowledge.

So, guess we know what we're talking about in tomorrow's Sunday Morning Outbreak News Livestream!

(Plus Salmonelleggs, & ANOTHER botulism outbreak in baby formula that's somehow going under the radar. So obvs we gotta talk about… all that.)

https://youtube.com/live/_mjPVY1MEVE?feature=share

Hey. Why are these invoice notepads PG-13

This vegetable is called, believe it or not, "snake gourd"

It cooks up like zucchini, except when you cook it, it DOESN'T GET WET & MUSHY. A+ sauteeing vegetable.

Herding them up & getting them to the store is a little more complicated than for some veggies. But doable

Had to explain the owner of a bakery I once worked at. Couldn't remember the word "Francophile"

so what came out of my mouth was "She's like a weeb but for France.... a oui-ouiaboo"

New video is liiiiiiive youtu.be/B3bBvPXPCyg

I did a thread on Bluesky a week or two ago about "how to work when it's hot & humid & not die" and people liked it. So I made a video.

With bonus info on how Heat Stroke Is Political!

https://youtu.be/B3bBvPXPCyg

Which means! Farm workers know a LOT about dealing with the heat.

We have tips for you!

And, heat waves are a good chance to get informed on what farm workers are dealing with, and how we can keep them from getting heat stroke on the job.

Heat is in the news bc a lot of places are getting Heat Stroke Weather, that don't usually have that!

But did you know: farm workers have been dealing with Heat Stroke Weather forever.

That's how food gets to your table! No matter where you live! And it'll still be, after heat is out of the news!

Since farming in the US is kind of an upper-class pursuit at this point, you'd be amazed how many farmers.......don't really understand working in the heat that well.

Which makes it hard to supervise a crew responsibly! 🙃

Which makes worker protection laws REAL IMPORTANT!

Every so often the head of a do-gooder nonprofit or journalist reaches out, wanting to hear my thoughts on [farm topic]

And they're always floored & taken aback that I say "mean" things about farmers. Like "They're adults. They chose this. And they should live with the consequences of their actions."

This is the longest video I've made so far.

Why: I got tired of people asking me about botanical sexism every spring

so I made this thing so I can just give people the link

"Botanical sexism is the Long Island Iced Tea of bullshit. It's got a little bit of everything, & it's a great way to ignore what's actually going on around you."

BOTANICAL SEXISM explainer & debunk video goes up tomorrow 9am Eastern time!

https://youtu.be/TLp9NX-fLmw