Cultivating the Dream

When you think of Wisconsin as America’s Dairyland you often picture a cow munching grass on a green hillside, a farmer standing confidently next to her tractor heading out to chop hay, or a nice plate of artisan cheese. You might not immediately picture the workers who are behind the cow being out on the grass in-between milkings, pulling the haywagons, or working in the cheese plants. In this second talk in the American Dream series Michael Bell and Sarah Lloyd will discuss the many hands behind the scenes of Wisconsin agriculture and what structures are necessary to build a fair labor system the gets our food from field to fork.