Title
Every year, 450 Jamaicans come to Maine to pick apples. They are placed on Main
Date
8-1-1989
Volume Number
Number 36
Pages
24
Abstract
Every year, 450 Jamaicans come to Maine to pick apples. They are placed on Maine farms for the summer, then return to their families after the harvest. This article describes their lives in Maine and Jamaica. Profiles of apple pickers and a related photo-essay. Details.
Subjects
Apple industry, Jamaicans, Migrant labor
Recommended Citation
Rathke, Lisa and Harbert, Tonee, "Every year, 450 Jamaicans come to Maine to pick apples. They are placed on Main" (1989). Maine News Index – Salt. 58.
https://digitalcommons.portlandlibrary.com/news_salt/58
COinS
Source
Salt