agriculture
Ill harvest: In rural California, farmworkers fend for themselves for health care
December 9, 2022Where government and health care institutions are absent, some communities turn to grassroots action.
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United Farm Workers marcha al capitolio del estado de California
August 30, 2022SACRAMENTO, Calif. — El Sindicato Unido de Trabajadores Agrícolas (UFW, por sus siglas en inglés) y sus simpatizantes se reunieron en Southside Community Park, a dos millas de la capital del estado de California. Miles de...
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The United Farm Workers march to the California state capitol
August 29, 2022They push for the passage of a bill that would make it easier for farmworkers to unionize.
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Trouble in the tulips
April 1, 2022The fields of flowers are so beautiful they can take your breath away, but the conditions under which they're cultivated and harvested can be just as bad as they are for any other crop. "This year...
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How Heirs’ Property fueled 90 percent decline in Black-owned farmland
March 24, 2022Black farmland ownership, which peaked in 1910 at 16 to 19 million acres, has decreased to less than 3 million acres today, and Black farmers represent just over 1% of all U.S. farmers.
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