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Nighttime Harvests Protect Farmworkers From Extreme Heat, but Bring Other Risks

Civil Eats

In the summer months, Flor Sanchez and the members of her harvest crew rise before dawn and arrive at a cherry orchard in Washington state’s Yakima Valley when there is only the slightest hint of daylight. “We Climbing up into the branches to harvest the ripe fruit in near-darkness, she says, “seems a little dangerous.”

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As Extreme Heat Blasts Farms, More Harvests Are Taking Place in the Dark

Daily Yonder

In the summer months, Flor Sanchez and the members of her harvest crew rise before dawn and arrive at a cherry orchard in Washington state’s Yakima Valley when there is only the slightest hint of daylight. “We Climbing up into the branches to harvest the ripe fruit in near-darkness, she says, “seems a little dangerous.”

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BIFS Field Day: Cover Cropping and Livestock Grazing for Regenerative Viticulture

Caff

On December 5th, the Community Alliance with Family Farms (CAFF) held a field day at the LangeTwins Family Winery & Vineyard in Acampo, CA. Kendra shared the history of her family’s farm and how they started out growing watermelons and shifted to wine grapes in the 1930’s. It’s really that systems approach.”