Surrounded by corn stalks and soybeans, priests and parish members throughout Northwest Indiana gathered at Herr Farms in Lowell to bring an outdoor mass to the migrant workers who are employed on the ...
In its 45th season, Rainbow Farms grows the produce sold at nearly a dozen area farmers’ markets, its own farm market and for the kitchens of several restaurants. It also invites folks to pick their ...
EAST LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — Leaders of a Michigan State University program that assists children of migrant and seasonal farm workers say they’ve been notified that their federal funding has now been ...
The school bus parked off Government Circle is not designed to recruit new drivers. Instead, it brings a message about the contributions of migrant farm workers across the state. Since 2020, the bus, ...
Last spring, I took my children strawberry picking. As we chatted excitedly on the way to the "u-pick" farm, I paid little attention to the scenery we passed on the drive. Arriving at the farm, we ...
It’s been a difficult year for North Carolina’s immigrant community, especially migrant workers, with community members battling federal immigration crackdowns, rising heat and other challenges.
Migrant farmworkers have substantial rates of near- and distant-vision problems, but three-fourths have never had a vision screening test, reports a study in the October issue of Optometry and Vision ...