Susanna Klassen
@susannaelsie.bsky.social
Food/climate/justice/labour/organics. Postdoc @ UVic Sociology. Doing farm-ish things in qathet.
Our new piece in @ca.theconversation.com! Our research found that even organic farmers motivated by social justice are having trouble making concrete job quality improvements for hired workers. Good jobs are crucial for a resilient food system, but we need policy supports to make it a reality.
Canada’s food sovereignty depends on better jobs for farmworkers
Canada’s food sovereignty depends on better jobs for farmworkers
A resilient and affordable food system depends on good quality jobs in agriculture.
theconversation.com
November 6, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Our new piece in @ca.theconversation.com! Our research found that even organic farmers motivated by social justice are having trouble making concrete job quality improvements for hired workers. Good jobs are crucial for a resilient food system, but we need policy supports to make it a reality.
Reposted by Susanna Klassen
🥕 What are the drivers of diversification and job quality on organic farms? Addressing a massive gap in sustainable food systems research, @susannaelsie.bsky.social et al. developed a survey to assess multiple dimensions of job quality for hired farmworkers alongside diversification. 🔗 rdcu.be/eJeZC
October 21, 2025 at 7:44 PM
🥕 What are the drivers of diversification and job quality on organic farms? Addressing a massive gap in sustainable food systems research, @susannaelsie.bsky.social et al. developed a survey to assess multiple dimensions of job quality for hired farmworkers alongside diversification. 🔗 rdcu.be/eJeZC
Our op-ed is out today in @thetyee.ca ! Protecting workers from the risks of extreme heat isn’t a threat to affordable food. It’s key to ensuring food security with hotter summers to come. BC should update its regulations in line with US states taking the lead, like WA, OR & CO.
Farmworkers work long hours in the blistering heat.
Extreme heat can also make crops ripen more quickly, leading employers to pressure workers to harvest more quickly and take fewer breaks, all at the expense of their well-being.
Anelyse Weiler and Susanna Klassen write. 🍇 #bclab
Extreme heat can also make crops ripen more quickly, leading employers to pressure workers to harvest more quickly and take fewer breaks, all at the expense of their well-being.
Anelyse Weiler and Susanna Klassen write. 🍇 #bclab
The Economic Case for Better Farmworker Heat Protections in BC | The Tyee
It’s the right thing to do. And it could stabilize your grocery bill.
thetyee.ca
August 6, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Our op-ed is out today in @thetyee.ca ! Protecting workers from the risks of extreme heat isn’t a threat to affordable food. It’s key to ensuring food security with hotter summers to come. BC should update its regulations in line with US states taking the lead, like WA, OR & CO.
Reposted by Susanna Klassen
Looking for a synthesis of climate change impacts on farmworkers?
A new paper from IRES alum Susanna Klassen is out in Current Environmental Health Reports: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Paywalled? Full article here: static1.squarespace.com/static/5a2dd...
A new paper from IRES alum Susanna Klassen is out in Current Environmental Health Reports: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Paywalled? Full article here: static1.squarespace.com/static/5a2dd...
July 24, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Looking for a synthesis of climate change impacts on farmworkers?
A new paper from IRES alum Susanna Klassen is out in Current Environmental Health Reports: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Paywalled? Full article here: static1.squarespace.com/static/5a2dd...
A new paper from IRES alum Susanna Klassen is out in Current Environmental Health Reports: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Paywalled? Full article here: static1.squarespace.com/static/5a2dd...
Climate change definitely endangers human health. Looking for a synthesis of impacts on farmworkers, or analysis of extreme heat protections for farmworkers while on the job? Our paper is out in Current Environmental Health Reports (DM me for a version that isn’t behind a paywall)
rdcu.be/ewACw
rdcu.be/ewACw
Extreme Heat Hits Different Under Climate Change: A Review of Risks and Legal Protections for Agricultural Workers in Canada and the United States
rdcu.be
July 31, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Climate change definitely endangers human health. Looking for a synthesis of impacts on farmworkers, or analysis of extreme heat protections for farmworkers while on the job? Our paper is out in Current Environmental Health Reports (DM me for a version that isn’t behind a paywall)
rdcu.be/ewACw
rdcu.be/ewACw
Many associate organic with sustainability, including social aspects. But as we show in our new paper, organic standards in MX, US & CA only mention social aspects in principle, and they are barely mentioned at all.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
#agroecology #sociology #food
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
#agroecology #sociology #food
September 28, 2023 at 4:58 PM
Many associate organic with sustainability, including social aspects. But as we show in our new paper, organic standards in MX, US & CA only mention social aspects in principle, and they are barely mentioned at all.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
#agroecology #sociology #food
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
#agroecology #sociology #food