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Eric Ventura spent his summers working in California fields alongside his family, wondering how he'd afford college. Now the Foothill High grad is heading to his dream school with a scholarship that recognizes his hard work.
A nurse in North Carolina is testing military-style hydration backpacks to help farmworkers survive extreme heat in the fields. Early results show 90% of workers say the simple solution keeps them safer.
When seasonal farmworkers in South Africa couldn't get to daytime clinics, health workers brought the clinic to them after hours. Four mobile units now serve Robertson's township every week, making healthcare accessible for the first time to hundreds of families.
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A new podcast season gives South African farmworkers a platform to share their experiences and hopes for the future. Journalists traveled across three provinces to amplify voices often left out of food system conversations.
A California winemaker has created the first wine label that celebrates the people who pick the grapes instead of just the grapes themselves. Guardian Vital wines require ethical labor practices and chemical-free farming to protect workers facing dangerous heat and unsafe conditions.