Immigrant farmworkers from Latin America experience multiple challenges in rural Vermont. A large body of literature has shown the benefits that collective agency can represent for migrant farmworkers in the U.S. food system. These initiatives have mainly focused on the improvement of human and labor conditions by empowering farmworkers. However, little is known about what factors influence the creation and progress of these types of collaborative efforts to address challenges faced by immigrant farmworkers in rural areas. By analyzing work completed by the non-governmental organization, Migrant Justice in Vermont, this article explores why and how collective agency was formed outside the state power to facilitate resources for Latinx farmworkers on dairy farms. Collaborative work led by this non-governmental organization has resulted in multiple efforts and achievements that address immigrant farmworkers’ needs and challenges. Results from this research unveil the complicated role of the state and how specific aspects of collective identity influenced the formation and progress of collective agency. This study aims to enrich the existing literature and/or ongoing initiatives on food movements, food justice, fair food programs, and immigration in the U.S.

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建立和转变集体机构和集体身份，以解决佛蒙特州农村拉丁裔农场工人的需求和挑战

来自拉丁美洲的移民农民工在佛蒙特州农村经历了多重挑战。大量文献表明，集体代理可以为美国食品系统中的农民工带来好处。这些举措主要侧重于通过赋予农场工人权力来改善人类和劳动条件。然而，关于哪些因素会影响这些类型的合作努力的产生和进展，以应对农村地区移民农场工人面临的挑战，我们知之甚少。通过分析佛蒙特州非政府组织 Migrant Justice 完成的工作，本文探讨了集体机构在国家权力之外成立的原因和方式，以促进为奶牛场的拉丁农场工人提供资源。由这个非政府组织领导的协作工作已经产生了多项努力和成就，以解决移民农场工人的需求和挑战。这项研究的结果揭示了国家的复杂作用以及集体认同的特定方面如何影响集体代理的形成和进步。本研究旨在丰富有关美国食品运动、食品正义、公平食品计划和移民的现有文献和/或正在进行的举措