Title: Lake Apopka Farmworker Memorial Quilt Project Blog

URL: http://apopkaquiltproject.blogspot.com/

Collection: Lake Apopka Farmworkers Collection

Loading Wayback Capture Info...

Loading video data...

Subject:   Agricultural laborers--United States,  Agricultural laborers--Florida ,  Agricultural laborers--Diseases,  Social justice,  Environmental justice

Title: Quilt Honors Farmworkers Who Labored by Great Lake

URL: http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2011-05-01/features/os-dickinson-florida-history-050111-20110501_1_polluted-large-lake-muck-farms-lake-apopka

Collection: Lake Apopka Farmworkers Collection

Loading Wayback Capture Info...

Loading video data...

Subject:   Agricultural laborers--United States,  Agricultural laborers--Florida ,  Agricultural laborers--Diseases,  Social justice,  Environmental justice

Title: Quilting to Give a Community a Voice

URL: http://blog.epa.gov/ej/2014/01/quilting-to-give-a-voice/

Collection: Lake Apopka Farmworkers Collection

Loading Wayback Capture Info...

Loading video data...

Subject:   Agricultural laborers--United States,  Agricultural laborers--Florida ,  Agricultural laborers--Diseases,  Social justice,  Environmental justice

Title: Pesticide Exposure in Muck Fields and Ferneries in Florida: Decades of Workplace Poisoning

URL: http://earthjustice.org/features/pesticide-exposure-in-muck-fields-and-ferneries-in-florida/

Collection: Lake Apopka Farmworkers Collection

Description: Personal stories from agricultural workers illustrate the need for stronger protection from pesticide exposure. Agricultural workers across different regions in Florida share their stories of being exposed to pesticides.

Loading Wayback Capture Info...

Loading video data...

Subject:   Agricultural laborers--United States,  Agricultural laborers--Florida ,  Agricultural laborers--Diseases,  Social justice,  Environmental justice

Title: Legislator’s plans to help Apopka workers move forward

URL: http://floridaindependent.com/49133/gary-siplin-farm-workers/

Collection: Lake Apopka Farmworkers Collection

Loading Wayback Capture Info...

Loading video data...

Subject:   Agricultural laborers--United States,  Agricultural laborers--Florida ,  Agricultural laborers--Diseases,  Social justice,  Environmental justice

Title: Current: Farmworker advocates hope Senate report will help Apopka residents

URL: http://floridaindependent.com/61258/farmworker-association-of-florida-apopka-health-care/

Collection: Lake Apopka Farmworkers Collection

Loading Wayback Capture Info...

Loading video data...

Subject:   Agricultural laborers--United States,  Agricultural laborers--Florida ,  Agricultural laborers--Diseases,  Social justice,  Environmental justice

Title: Former farmworkers in Apopka lose out on hope for health care coverage, and use quilts to promote their cause

URL: http://freelinemediaorlando.com/former-farmworkers-in-apopka-lose-out-on-hope-for-health-care-coverage-and-use-quilts-to-promote-their-cause/

Collection: Lake Apopka Farmworkers Collection

Loading Wayback Capture Info...

Loading video data...

Subject:   Agricultural laborers--United States,  Agricultural laborers--Florida ,  Agricultural laborers--Diseases,  Social justice,  Environmental justice

Title: Lake Apopka Toxic Tour

URL: http://nfwm-yaya.org/2015/10/lake-apopka-toxic-tour-2/

Collection: Lake Apopka Farmworkers Collection

Description: Students took a tour with the Farmworkers Association and learned about the history and landscape of the Northern side of lake Apopka. They learned about the demographic make-up of the farmworker population in Central Florida, the harmful health effects of pesticides, difficult living conditions experienced by farmworkers, and the meaning of environmental racism.

Loading Wayback Capture Info...

Loading video data...

Subject:   Agricultural laborers--United States,  Agricultural laborers--Florida ,  Agricultural laborers--Diseases,  Social justice,  Environmental justice

Title: FSU and UF law students take an alternative spring break

URL: http://www.floridabar.org/DIVCOM/JN/JNNews01.nsf/8c9f13012b96736985256aa900624829/66a1f33d64c1cb3785257f7d00448409/

Collection: Lake Apopka Farmworkers Collection

Description: Students took a “Toxic Tour” throughout Apopka with the Farmworker Association of Florida. They learned about the history of pesticide use in Florida agriculture and its present-day effects on the agricultural workers and lands in Florida.

Loading Wayback Capture Info...

Loading video data...

Subject:   Agricultural laborers--United States,  Agricultural laborers--Florida ,  Agricultural laborers--Diseases,  Social justice,  Environmental justice

Title: Farmworker Association of Florida, La Asociación Campesina de Florida

URL: http://www.floridafarmworkers.org/

Collection: Lake Apopka Farmworkers Collection

Description: Website of the Farmworker Association of Florida

Loading Wayback Capture Info...

Loading video data...

Subject:   Agricultural laborers--United States,  Agricultural laborers--Florida ,  Agricultural laborers--Diseases,  Social justice,  Environmental justice

Title: Lake Apopka Farmworkers Environmental Health Project: Report on Community Health Survey May 2006

URL: http://www.floridafarmworkers.org/images/my_images/pdf/lakeapopkareport.pdf

Collection: Lake Apopka Farmworkers Collection

Loading Wayback Capture Info...

Loading video data...

Subject:   Agricultural laborers--United States,  Agricultural laborers--Florida ,  Agricultural laborers--Diseases,  Social justice,  Environmental justice

Title: Status of Health-Related Consequences to Muck Farm Workers in the Lake Apopka Region

URL: http://www.flsenate.gov/PublishedContent/Session/2012/InterimReports/AG2012012-201ag.pdf

Collection: Lake Apopka Farmworkers Collection

Description: Florida Senate Issue Brief 2012-201

Loading Wayback Capture Info...

Loading video data...

Subject:   Agricultural laborers--United States,  Agricultural laborers--Florida ,  Agricultural laborers--Diseases,  Social justice,  Environmental justice

Title: Sick Apopka Farmworkers hope for major study of their illness

URL: http://www.orlandosentinel.com/health/os-apopka-farmworkers-lupus-20150918-story.html

Collection: Lake Apopka Farmworkers Collection

Description: Former farmworkers believe pesticide exposure has caused them and their children a variety of serious illnesses including lupus and chronic kidney disease. The University of Florida seeks to do a comprehensive study to investigate whether pesticide exposure has lead to the medical ailments of farmworkers who harvested vegetables on the farms of Apopka's shores for decades.

Loading Wayback Capture Info...

Loading video data...

Subject:   Agricultural laborers--United States,  Agricultural laborers--Florida ,  Agricultural laborers--Diseases,  Social justice,  Environmental justice

Title: Farmworkers at risk every day: Letters

URL: http://www.orlandosentinel.com/opinion/os-ed-letters-farmworkers-risk-020816-20160206-story.html

Collection: Lake Apopka Farmworkers Collection

Description: Florida farmworkers were exposed to aerial application of pesticides and as a result have serious health and economic challenges.

Loading Wayback Capture Info...

Loading video data...

Subject:   Agricultural laborers--United States,  Agricultural laborers--Florida ,  Agricultural laborers--Diseases,  Social justice,  Environmental justice

Title: Senate Agriculture Committee to study plight of Lake Apopka farmworkers

URL: http://www.thefloridacurrent.com/article.cfm?id=23751711

Collection: Lake Apopka Farmworkers Collection

Loading Wayback Capture Info...

Loading video data...

Subject:   Agricultural laborers--United States,  Agricultural laborers--Florida ,  Agricultural laborers--Diseases,  Social justice,  Environmental justice

Title: Farmworker representative says Senate report provides validation for Lake Apopka workers

URL: http://www.thefloridacurrent.com/article.cfm?id=25809972

Collection: Lake Apopka Farmworkers Collection

Loading Wayback Capture Info...

Loading video data...

Subject:   Agricultural laborers--United States,  Agricultural laborers--Florida ,  Agricultural laborers--Diseases,  Social justice,  Environmental justice

Title: Lake Apopka: Ecocide, Rural Oligarchy, and Slavery

URL: http://www.truth-out.org/speakout/item/30528-lake-apopka-ecocide-rural-oligarchy-and-slavery/

Collection: Lake Apopka Farmworkers Collection

Description: An Op-Ed piece summarizing a tour of Lake Apopka. The article sheds light of the plight of former and current farmworkers and the conditions they live and work in. It also discusses ongoing problems with the lake's ecosystem due to pesticide and fertilizer pollution over time.

Loading Wayback Capture Info...

Loading video data...

Subject:   Agricultural laborers--United States,  Agricultural laborers--Florida ,  Agricultural laborers--Diseases,  Social justice,  Environmental justice

Title: A Cautionary Tale: Lake Apopka

URL: http://www.wuft.org/specials/water/lake-apopka-cautionary-tale/

Collection: Lake Apopka Farmworkers Collection

Description: After more than 20 years, Lake Apopka serves as a 48-square-mile lesson in the importance of keeping pollution out of Florida’s waters. It is easier to prevent pollution, than it is to restore natural habitat.

Loading Wayback Capture Info...

Loading video data...

Subject:   Agricultural laborers--United States,  Agricultural laborers--Florida ,  Agricultural laborers--Diseases,  Social justice,  Environmental justice

Title: GreenGoingForward: The Lake Apopka Environmental Justice Community

URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQOHqR09EOw

Collection: Lake Apopka Farmworkers Collection

Loading Wayback Capture Info...

Loading video data...

Subject:   Agricultural laborers--United States,  Agricultural laborers--Florida ,  Agricultural laborers--Diseases,  Social justice,  Environmental justice

Title: Asa Aarons' Poverty in America: Lake Apopka 2

URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJQWyNkOBdA

Collection: Lake Apopka Farmworkers Collection

Loading Wayback Capture Info...

Loading video data...

Subject:   Agricultural laborers--United States,  Agricultural laborers--Florida ,  Agricultural laborers--Diseases,  Social justice,  Environmental justice

Title: Asa Aarons' Poverty in America: Lake Apopka 3

URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RtJ48_OcoTc

Collection: Lake Apopka Farmworkers Collection

Loading Wayback Capture Info...

Loading video data...

Subject:   Agricultural laborers--United States,  Agricultural laborers--Florida ,  Agricultural laborers--Diseases,  Social justice,  Environmental justice

Title: Out of the Muck: Geraldine's Story

URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8Xb3I9O9NQ

Collection: Lake Apopka Farmworkers Collection

Description: Ten years after the closing of the Lake Apopka Farms due to rampant pollution, a community of forgotten farmorkers, led by community activist Geraldean Matthew, continues to fight for health care and a cleaner environment.

Loading Wayback Capture Info...

Loading video data...

Subject:   Agricultural laborers--United States,  Agricultural laborers--Florida ,  Agricultural laborers--Diseases,  Social justice,  Environmental justice

Title: Asa Aarons' Poverty in America: Lake Apopka 1

URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fgUH8RgtteU

Collection: Lake Apopka Farmworkers Collection

Loading Wayback Capture Info...

Loading video data...

Subject:   Agricultural laborers--United States,  Agricultural laborers--Florida ,  Agricultural laborers--Diseases,  Social justice,  Environmental justice

Title: Organochlorine Pesticide Exposure in Residents near Lake Apopka

URL: https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT02530814/

Collection: Lake Apopka Farmworkers Collection

Description: Organochlorine pesticides (OCps) were sprayed on farmlands in order to control pest and improve crop harvest. There is some evidence that certain OCPs can cause or exacerbate medical problems. In this research study researchers test the blood from farmworkers who reside in the lake Apopka area through the years of 1940 to late 1970.

Loading Wayback Capture Info...

Loading video data...

Subject:   organochlorine compounds,  pesticides,  Agricultural laborers--United States,  Agricultural laborers--Florida ,  Agricultural laborers--Diseases