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The Humans Who Feed Us

Thousands of individuals work across the food supply chain ranging from agricultural workers, restaurant workers, grocery store employees, truck drivers, meat and poultry workers, and so many others. Immigrant community members are among those who help to feed us through their work. Many of these workers are often invisible to people and the communities where they work and live even though they touch our lives every day through their life-sustaining labor. 


“The Humans Who Feed Us” is a national project of Justice for Migrant Women and its founder, Mónica Ramírez, to humanize these individuals; to show the interdependence among businesses, the workers they employ and consumers; and to foster a sense of belonging for these incredible community members in the places where they live and work.


“The Humans Who Feed Us” was originally launched in August 2021 in Ohio with a focus on agricultural workers. It was scaled nationally in November 2021 and expanded to include immigrant community members employed across the food supply chain, including dairy, poultry, restaurant and grocery store workers. Together, each of these individuals plays a role to ensure that we each have the food to sustain ourselves and to celebrate special moments. 


In June 2022, Mónica Ramírez was recognized with a James Beard Foundation Leadership Award for her work on “The Humans Who Feed Us” and her career dedicated to advancing the rights of migrant women. The Leadership Award recognizes specific outstanding initiatives as well as bodies of work and lifetime achievement. 


The project counts on the support of ally organizations, including Race Forward,  internationally-renowned Chef Ingrid Hoffmann and other chef partners, as well as more than 100 restaurants, universities and corporations.

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Want to support the people who sustain your community?

 Essential workers, many of whom are immigrant women, provide life sustaining work through their labor. Yet, many of these community members are denied basic rights and face challenges such as unfair wages and workplace harassment. Such challenges are greater for immigrants in low paid industries, such as the food supply chain, who many times lack access to physical, mental and legal support. Workers in the food supply chain are among the 5 million undocumented essential workers in the United States who have always done essential work. Join us in not only celebrating their contributions to our community, but working together toward a world that treats all workers with dignity and respect. 

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Meet "The Humans Who Feed Us"

Fátima

Araceli

Fátima

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Blanca

Araceli

Fátima

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Araceli

Araceli

Catalina

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Catalina

Catalina

Catalina

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Virginia

Catalina

Virginia

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Mirna

Catalina

Virginia

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Irma

Maria Guadalupe

Maria Guadalupe

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Maria Guadalupe

Maria Guadalupe

Maria Guadalupe

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Antonia

Luis Fernando

Antonia

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Delicia

Luis Fernando

Antonia

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Luis Fernando

Luis Fernando

Luis Fernando

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Fernando

Jose Luis

Luis Fernando

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Jose Luis

Jose Luis

Jose Luis

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Salvador

Jose Luis

Jose Luis

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Manuel

Manuel

Manuel

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Rafael

Manuel

Manuel

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Martin

Manuel

Martin

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Yoni

Marcos

Martin

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Marcos

Marcos

Marcos

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Gustavo

Gustavo

Gustavo

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Jacobo

Gustavo

Gustavo

Learn about Jacobo

Rosa

Gustavo

Magdalena

Learn about Rosa

Magdalena

Magdalena

Magdalena

Learn about Magdalena

Jovita

Magdalena

Filemon

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Filemon

Magdalena

Filemon

Learn about Filemon

Rufina

Rufina

Rufina

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Efrain

Rufina

Rufina

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Jacobo & Phil

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Restaurants & Cafes

Universities & Colleges

Restaurants & Cafes

Billy’s Restaurant - Fremont, OH

The Garrison - Fremont, OH

Scarpetta’s - Fremont, OH

Down Thyme Cafe - Fremont, OH

Casa Fiesta - Fremont, OH

Casa Fiesta - Findlay, OH

Casa Fiesta - Tiffin, OH

Guajillo’s Cocina Mexicana - Bowling Green, OH

El Habanero - Clyde, OH

A’s Family Restaurant - Fremont, OH

Casa Mexicana - Bellevue, OH

Dianna's Deli & Restaurant - Sandusky, OH

Depot Family Restaurant - Sandusky, OH

Dianna's Deli & Restaurant - Port Clinton, OH

Camper - Menlo Park, CA

Tepito Coffee - Los Angeles, CA

Chef Adrianne’s Vineyard Restaurant and Bar - Miami, FL

Cracked by Chef Adrianne - Miami, FL

Redfish by Chef Adrianne - Miami, FL

Forte by Chef Adrianne - Coral Gables, FL

g.l.o.w. - Miami, FL

La Fonda - New York, NY

Saddle River Inn - Saddle River, NJ

Bell Book and Candle - New York, NY

Bidwell - Washington D.C.

Phuc Yea - Miami, FL

Ani Ramen - New Brunswick, NJ

Dianna's Deli & Restaurant - Sandusky, OH

Depot Family Restaurant - Sandusky, OH

Dianna's Deli & Restaurant - Port Clinton, OH

Camper - Menlo Park, CA

Tepito Coffee - Los Angeles, CA

Chef Adrianne’s Vineyard Restaurant and Bar - Miami, FL

Cracked by Chef Adrianne - Miami, FL

Redfish by Chef Adrianne - Miami, FL

Forte by Chef Adrianne - Coral Gables, FL

g.l.o.w. - Miami, FL

La Fonda - New York, NY

Saddle River Inn - Saddle River, NJ

Bell Book and Candle - New York, NY

Bidwell - Washington D.C.

Phuc Yea - Miami, FL

Ani Ramen - New Brunswick, NJ

Ani Ramen - Cranford, NJ

Ani Ramen - Maplewood, NJ

Ani Ramen - Jersey City, NJ

Ani Ramen - Summit, NJ

Ani Ramen - Jersey City, NJ

Ani Ramen - Montclair, NJ

Panini Pete’s Cafe & Market - Fairhope, AL

Sunset Pointe - Fairhope, AL

Squid Ink Eats & Drinks - Mobile, AL

ED’s Seafood Shed - Spanish Fort, AL

Veeray da Dhaba - New York, NY

Port City Brewing Company - Alexandria, VA

Leku - Miami, FL

SweetWater Bar and Grill - Cinnaminson, NJ

La Pulperia - New York, NY

El Paso - New York, NY

South + Pine - Morristown, NJ

Chefs

Universities & Colleges

Restaurants & Cafes

Ingrid Hoffman

Pati Jinich

Grace Ramirez

Ruffo Ibarra

Logan Levant

Adrianne Calvo

Cesar Zapata

Leia Gaccione

Claudia Sandoval

Scott Conant

Todd Erickson

Ming Tsai

James Gonzalez

Jon Mooney

Jamie Knott

Tom Colicchio

Claudette Zepeda

Norman Van Aken

Cat Cora

Donatella Arpaia

Ellie Krieger

Diego Muñoz

Andreas Schreiner

George Kyrtatas

Pete Blohme

Victor Medina


Universities & Colleges

Universities & Colleges

Universities & Colleges

Bowling Green State University - OH

The Moritz College of Law, The Ohio State University - OH

Loyola University - IL

Furman University - SC

University of Michigan - MI

Salisbury University - MD

Purdue University - IN


Immigrants are employed all along the food supply chain. They are — and always have been — essential. Their work sustains us. They belong.

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Justice for Migrant Women is a nonprofit, tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organization (EIN: 83-3607138).


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