Brief article on Maine's international farm crop harvesters, who come from Mexic

Authors

Patrick Morris

Source

Down East

Date

8-1-2002

Pages

104-105

Abstract

Brief article on Maine's international farm crop harvesters, who come from Mexico, Hungary, Jamaica, Estonia, Guatemala and Russia. Each year, up to 15,000 migrant and guest workers come to Maine to harvest crops in the blueberry fields in Washington County, to the broccoli fields in Aroostook County and the apple orchards in the state's western foothills.

Subjects

Migrant labor

Recommended Citation

Morris, Patrick, "Brief article on Maine's international farm crop harvesters, who come from Mexic" (2002). Maine News Index - Down East Magazine. 1392.
https://digitalcommons.portlandlibrary.com/news_downeast/1392