RE: The True Cost of Our Food. A Peek Behind the Scenes of the Food Supply Industry.
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I gather many Cambodians came here a few decades ago during the genocides? I was with a lady maybe a little older than myself who has been here about 30 years, yet her English was still quite broken. It seems they live in communities where they don't even need to speak English regularly enough to become fluent. She and her husband used to have greenhouses themselves and she showed me photos of the cucumbers they grew. She broke her arm, though, and wasn't able to continue the upkeep of it all, with her husband being much older and retired. She was actually trying to get some part time work without too much heavy lifting, because she still struggled with her arm. She also struggled with working fast enough for piece work, so none of the work was looking like something she could do.
It feels like a bit of a catch 22 situation when it comes to food, doesn't it? I've always thought there must be an easy solution, but the more I learn the more I realise there isn't.
They must have. So many Cambodians were killed or fled the country. My husband grew up with some Cambodians. Though they where born and raised in Belgium their parents fled to Europe. I guess in Belgium having 3 official languages, one being French, was easier to learn for them as many older Cambodians actually speak French due to the french colonization.
I wish there was an easy solution to feeding the world quality whole foods.it is so important for our health and wellbeing