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Category Archives: Children in the Fields Campaign
This is Your Brain on Pesticides
Last year, several studies linked pesticide exposure in pregnant women to lower IQs in their children, which we wrote about in our blog post, “Farmworkers Suffer a Disproportionate Burden.” A new study published this May went a step further: researchers … Continue reading
Proud Voices: Changing Communities One Story At A Time
The Children in the Fields Campaign is hosting our first child labor mini-conference entitled, “Youth Voices in Action: Conversations from America’s Fields” (YVIA) on April 26-27. Our staff are continuously searching for the best ways to share the stories of … Continue reading
Honoring Cesar Chavez
In 1968-69, I remember first hearing about the United Farm Workers (UFW) and Cesar Chavez. Many of my friends were getting ready to participate in the grape boycott and, after hearing about the plight of California’s farmworkers, I had to … Continue reading
Roots of Change
National Farmworker Awareness Week is a time to increase awareness on both the difficult conditions farmworkers live and work under, and of what is being done by advocates to help improve their lives. This year’s National Farmworker Awareness Week was … Continue reading
Farmworker Youth: Empowered and Activated to Create Change
By Noemi Ochoa, Children in the Fields Campaign Texas Regional Coordinator Farmworker Awareness Week is in full swing, and we can’t forget why there is a national week of action dedicated to farmworkers in the first place. In South Texas, raising awareness … Continue reading
Farmworker Youth and Advocates Discuss Child Labor at Duke University
Student Action with Farmworkers (SAF) in conjunction with Duke School of Divinity and other community members are celebrating National Farmworker Awareness Week by raising awareness about farmworker issues on campus and in our communities. The Children in the Fields Campaign … Continue reading
National Farmworker Awareness Week Begins
Today is the beginning of National Farmworker Awareness Week. This is a very special week for those of us dedicated to supporting and advocating for the estimated 2.5 million farmworkers in our country working to harvest the foods we enjoy … Continue reading
It’s Not Just the Farmers vs. the Consumers
Recently, I read an article about fairness in our food system, and whether defending the farmer or the eater meant betrayal to either one. Not until the end of the article do “others” enter the equation. Farmworkers are frequently an … Continue reading
Children in the Fields Campaign Youth Council Members Attend 4-H Retreat
Four Children in the Fields Campaign youth council members participated in an overnight 4-H Leadership Retreat on December 9th and 10th. They attended workshops on a variety of interesting themes including ethics, Robert’s Rule of Order, and leadership. The youth … Continue reading
WSJ Neglects to Present the Facts on Child Labor Rules
On December 5, the Wall Street Journal featured the article, “Farmers Contest Child-Labor Rules.” Disappointingly, the author failed to provide readers an accurate and comprehensive representation of the facts surrounding child labor in U.S. agriculture. As a former migrant farmworker … Continue reading
