"Arturo" and "Omar" are setting up irrigation pipes to water the lettuce plants. The weather has been extra hot in Soledad CA and the plants needed extra watering to grow into the healthy lettuce bunches we expect to purchase at our local supermarket. #WeFeedYou image
Today is Mexican Independence Day. This crew of farm workers celebrated it by wearing the colors of the Mexican flag as they harvested peas today on CAs Central Coast. #WeFeedYou image
Happy Hispanic Heritage Month everyone! image
The Supreme Court just made it easier for ICE to stop you … for being brown. The Court sided with ICE, letting them continue targeting people based on race, language, where they are, or the kind of work they do. This ruling is a setback, but it’s not the end.
Farm workers drinking water at the back of a trailer full of tomatoes. Each trailer holds about 5 tons of tomatoes which is around 400 25 lb buckets. The crew of 30 fills 4 to 5 trailers a day. Each worker aims for 150 buckets/day. #WeFeedYou
You look Latino. You speak Spanish. You work hard. That’s now probable cause.
"Julia" has been harvesting strawberries on CA's Central Coast for 11 years. "I work piece rate & get paid by the box. I must walk fast to make a lot of boxes. My back and feet hurt when I finish my day. The work is very hard but it pays bills and feeds my children." #WeFeedYou image
In April, Senator Slotkin announced her intended support for legislation that would CUT and FREEZE the wages of farm workers - one of the most underpaid professions in the US. This is just wrong! Call Senator Slotkin TODAY! Urge her to withdraw her support. (202) 759 - 4087 image
Workers in the Arvin, CA area are weeding the vegetables in 100Β° temperatures. They share that some companies use chemicals to kill these weeds, but this organic farm doesn't want to use chemicals so the workers do the weeding and cleaning by hand. #WeFeedYou #CALOR image
It's the peak season in the grape harvest in Arvin CA. "Sonia" is taking boxes back to her packing station. When packed with grapes, each box can weigh up to 22 lbs. It was 11:30 AM on this day and the temperature was already 91Β°. #WeFeedYou #CALOR image