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
"Anita", a UFW member, leaves the vineyard after an evening of harvesting wine grapes. "I am thankful that we are able to make good wages to support our family. Best of all I will get home before my kids wake up and will to be able to take them to school." #WeFeedYou image
Workers are pruning the apple orchards and providing proper care for the new apple trees in upstate NY. #WeFeedYou image
"Susana" took this pic at a Central Coast nursery of workers tossing flats of lettuce to each other as they load them into large containers that hold about 100 flats. They do this all day long. #WeFeedYou image
Let's give a shout out to the men & women who labor in the fields to put food on our tables. #WeFeedYou #LaborDay. Mandemosle un saludo a los hombres y mujeres que trabajan en el campo para poner comida en nuestras mesas. Thank you Ignacio Gomez for letting us use this art image
β€œTomas” was tilling the soil in this vegetable field near Bakersfield CA. By 11am it was 97Β° on this day and Tomas was thankful for the little protection the tractor cab offered from the sun and blowing dust. #WeFeedYou #Calor image
Workers are hard at work in CAs San Joaquin Valley. Roma tomatoes are tougher to pick and take longer to fill then standard tomatoes. Workers earn $0.89 per 25 lb bucket. These pickers are working the edges of the field to get every last bit of the yield. #WeFeedYou
Workers are harvesting cilantro on CAs Central Coast. Seven workers are harvesting the cilantro down below in the field. Other workers are on the machine rinsing the dirt from the plant and then packing it into boxes. Each box contains 30 bunches of cilantro. #WeFeedYou
Bakersfield CA is at peak harvest for grape picking but it is also the hottest month of the year. Yesterday, the temp was 85Β° by 930am on a day that would reach 108Β°. These farm workers earn minimum wage plus a small bonus for each box they fill. #WeFeedYou #calor image