farm workers

Let’s thank undocumented farm workers by putting them on a path to citizenship

Coronavirus, Food, News, Social Equity / January 9, 2023

Got FOOD? ”Next time you see someone in the farms, working like this in the ranches, in the campos, honk your horn, honk your horn, let them know you are so thankful for them because without them, no hay vida—without them, there’s no life.” NYT: A Former Farmworker on American Hypocrisy  In the pandemic, “illegal” workers are …

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Sonoma magazine lacking sensitivity for farm workers?

Big Wine, News / September 1, 2016

To the Editor- An issue of the magazine, “Sonoma” recently appeared in my mailbox. I find it reprehensible that next to the adds for multi-million dollar homes, expensive wines, vacations, jewelry and designer clothing, there are photos of grape pickers.Catherine Barnett, the editor of Sonoma Magazine who is also the Executive Editor of this newspaper, …

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