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Beyond the Furrows: One farmworker's desire to see a better future in the fields and the community, and why that matters to the rest of us
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Maria will tell you without hesitation: she never thought she would be here right now.“I never thought about putting my life at risk by crossing the…
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Reina Mendoza is 50 years old, and has been in the United States for the last 21 years. She’s called Santa Maria home for the last nine years.Mendoza is a…
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It’s been a while — a month and a half, actually — since I talked to Francis Salvador in person.The last time we spoke, Salvador was on strike, asking for…
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It’s a warm day in Santa Maria, as Santiago Fanvian — who’s called Santa Maria home for the last 17 years — is at a strip mall with his two sons, both of…
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As the pandemic’s impact on the Central Coast affects farmworkers too, vaccinating these workers became an important objective.
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As state agencies and labor organizers set up a caravan across the Central Coast to advocate for workers’ rights, KCBX News followed the caravan to hear what they were asking for.
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Inside one of Guadalupe's grocery stores, like La Estrella, you're bound to see a farmworker.“Yeah, they're just a lot of hardworking people and —…
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During the COVID-19 pandemic, essential workers helped the rest of us keep some semblance of order during the initial wave of uncertainty.And farmworkers…
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Santa Barbara County had just over 32,000 migratory and seasonal agricultural workers in 2017 — the most recent year for data — according to estimates…