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A visit with José Garcia, Extension Assistant Professor
Published: October 30, 2007 - Topics:
sustainable_agriculture
extension
outreach
agriculture
farming
Additional Interview Clips
“Doing” sustainable agriculture
Examples of Garcia’s outreach activities
MU’s new undergraduate major in sustainable agriculture
Working with minorities in agriculture
Issues arising from increased Latino labor force in Missouri
Another recent event
How Garcia’s work leads into research
How Garcia came to this line of work
Garcia’s research on Latino farmers
Garcia’s outreach work with Hmong farmers
Topics:
Hmong
farmers
Beyond the Latino farmers and workers, Garcia does similar workshops and presentations for extension people working with Hmong and other immigrant farmers in Missouri. Part of his work involves bridging existing services, and facilitating partnerships and connections. “It has to be collaborative,” he says, “I’d kill myself if I tried to everything on my own. Success relies heavily on those collaborations.”