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Humans who feed us

The Humans Who Feed Us

Millions 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. 


In February, 2023, "The Humans Who Feed Us" was awarded a Gold Anthem Award in the National Awareness Campaign category.


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 Justice for Migrant Women's work?

Millions of immigrant community members sustain our food supply chain through their contributions, from the field to grocery stores and restaurants across the country. They are among The Humans Who Feed Us. Help us seed change, celebrate them, and take action. Share their profiles with your network and donate today. 

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Meet "The Humans Who Feed Us"

Chef Claudia Sandoval

Chef Claudia Sandoval

Chef Claudia Sandoval

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Lynnette Marrero

Chef Claudia Sandoval

Chef Claudia Sandoval

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Chef Irene Li

Chef Claudia Sandoval

Chef Irene Li

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Elizabeth

Elizabeth

Elizabeth

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Sanela

Elizabeth

Elizabeth

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Rosa

Elizabeth

Sital

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Sital

Fátima

Sital

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Fátima

Fátima

Fátima

Learn about Fátima

Blanca

Fátima

Fátima

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Araceli

Catalina

Catalina

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Catalina

Catalina

Catalina

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Virginia

Catalina

Virginia

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Mirna

Maria Guadalupe

Virginia

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Irma

Maria Guadalupe

Maria Guadalupe

Learn about Irma

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

Learn about Marcos

Rufina

Marcos

Marcos

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Rosa

Jovita

Jovita

Learn about Rosa

Jovita

Jovita

Jovita

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Kit & Paty

Learn About Kit & Paty

Gabriela & Marbeth

Learn about Gabriela & Marbeth

Gustavo & Jacobo

Learn About Gustavo & Jacobo

Gabriela & Marbeth

Learn about Magdalena & Jovita

Filemon & Efrain

Learn About Filemon & Efrain

Claudia, Rufi & Connie

Learn about Claudia, Rufi & Connie

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Restaurants & Cafes

A’s Family Restaurant - Fremont, OH

Ani Ramen - Cranford, NJ

Ani Ramen - Jersey City, NJ

Ani Ramen - Maplewood, NJ

Ani Ramen - Montclair, NJ

Ani Ramen - New Brunswick, NJ

Ani Ramen - Summit, NJ

Bell Book and Candle - New York, NY

Bidwell - Washington D.C.

Billy’s Restaurant - Fremont, OH

Camper - Menlo Park, CA

Casa Fiesta - Findlay, OH

Casa Fiesta - Fremont, OH

Casa Fiesta - Tiffin, OH

Casa Mexicana - Bellevue, OH

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

Cracked by Chef Adrianne - Miami, FL

Depot Family Restaurant - Sandusky, OH

Dianna's Deli & Restaurant - Port Clinton, OH

Dianna's Deli & Restaurant - Sandusky, OH

Down Thyme Cafe - Fremont, OH

ED’s Seafood Shed - Spanish Fort, AL

El Habanero - Clyde, OH

El Paso - New York, NY

Forte by Chef Adrianne - Coral Gables, FL

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

Guajillo’s Cocina Mexicana - Bowling Green, OH

La Fonda - New York, NY

La Pulperia - New York, NY

Leku - Miami, FL

Panini Pete’s Cafe & Market - Fairhope, AL

Phuc Yea - Miami, FL

Port City Brewing Company - Alexandria, VA

Redfish by Chef Adrianne - Miami, FL

Saddle River Inn - Saddle River, NJ

Scarpetta’s - Fremont, OH

South + Pine - Morristown, NJ

Squid Ink Eats & Drinks - Mobile, AL

Sunset Pointe - Fairhope, AL

SweetWater Bar and Grill - Cinnaminson, NJ

Tepito Coffee - Los Angeles, CA

The Garrison - Fremont, OH

Veeray da Dhaba - New York, NY

Chefs

Universities & Colleges

Restaurants & Cafes

Adrianne Calvo

Andreas Schreiner

Cat Cora

Cesar Zapata

Claudette Zepeda

Claudia Sandoval

Diego Muñoz

Donatella Arpaia

Ellie Krieger

George Kyrtatas

Grace Ramirez

Ingrid Hoffman

James Gonzalez

Jamie Knott

Jon Mooney

Leia Gaccione

Logan Levant

Ming Tsai

Norman Van Aken

Pati Jinich

Pete Blohme

Ruffo Ibarra

Scott Conant

Todd Erickson

Tom Colicchio

Victor Medina

Universities & Colleges

Universities & Colleges

Universities & Colleges

Bowling Green State University - OH

Furman University - SC

Loyola University - IL

Purdue University - IN

Salisbury University - MD

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

University of Michigan - MI


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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