Old McDonalad Had a Pen

A strong work ethic is central to farmers in their day to day activities. They prove this through their disciplinary daily tasks. This is shown through waking up early to complete chores that are mandatory in order for the farm to progress. In order for this work to be successful, they must work with passion. Without this passion, desired outcomes can no wise be accomplished with efficiency. This creates a job environment  that is not fit for everyone, but the values and ideas taught can benefit anyone in their field of expertise. This labor is grueling,yet, despite external conditions farmers must have a mindset to control the uncontrollable.  Folklore plays a vital role in this aspect concerning values and traditions in farming passed down from one generation to the next. Usually farms are a family matter. Values such as what a grandfather would teach his grandson and the importance of getting work done and done well. This could be shown through the grandfather’s routine ...

I attended Wheeler Sunday Market, in Murray Utah.  I had the chance to interview local farmers and growers along with event workers. This market has been open since the first week of June and will run until the last week of October. All farmers who attend are local growers, although some for example have their produce shipped in and will sell it, such as peaches. This market is only available to attend on Sundays from 9 am until 2 pm. This is a very big event for locals, it is evident by the activity and hundreds of cars filling the parking lot and trailing the side of the road. This is not any ordinary farmers market, it is an event and worth attending! It is valuable because of how alive and how much energy there is there. So many warm welcoming faces and people saying hello. There are approximately 90 booths each Sunday, though it differs each one. The same farmers attend each week, though of course some may not be able to make it each week, but their appearance is very confiden...

In the United States, government has regulated agricultural work force significantly, such as the enforcement and changes in FLSA (The Fair Labor Standards Act) “ which was originally enacted in 1938, guarantees most workers a minimum wage for each hour worked. FLSA also provides for overtime pay by requiring that most employees who work more than 40 hours in a workweek be paid one and one-half times the regular rate of pay for each hour over forty hours per week. FLSA further requires employers to comply with recordkeeping requirements, including maintaining payroll records for employees. However, since 1966 this law is no longer applicable to farmers. Because agricultural workers who are paid on a piecework basis rather than an hourly basis are entitled to receive the minimum wage — their average earnings should be sufficient to yield an average hourly wage at least equivalent to the minimum wage. The overtime pay provisions of FLSA, however, are still not applicable to farmworkers....