Bikes Break Down Migrant Worker Barriers
It’s practically a given that you need a car if you want to live in a rural place. Not all towns have grocery stores or pharmacies. Work can be miles away. The distances and empty landscapes are particularly isolating for the hundreds of undocumented workers on dairy farms in the region. Undocumented migrant workers can’t drive - they’re not eligible for driver’s licenses.
A group of Middlebury College students is providing local farm workers with a two-wheeled alternative.
This story aired on May 20, 2011 on North Country Public Radio. To stream the story, click here.
