OUR FOOD, TOXIC FIELDS.

Among farmworkers, 10,000–20,000 pesticide poisonings occur every year. Beyond the acute poisonings, there are long-term, chronic health effects such as cancer, Parkinsons’ Disease, asthma, birth defects and neurological harms, including developmental delays and learning disabilities.

Children of farmworkers are particularly at risk. Pesticides cling to workers’ skin and clothing long after they return home, putting their children at risk.

PROTECTIONS MUST BE STRENGTHENED.

A healthy, safe, and fair food system would protect us all and safeguard the health and economic needs of farmworkers, farmers, rural communities and consumers. Shifting away from reliance on hazardous pesticides is a key step toward this goal. But as long as harmful pesticides are in use, farmworkers need better protections in the field.

GOOD NEWS FOR FARMWORKERS.

After more than a decade of broken promises and delays, EPA recently updated and strengthened the rules protecting farmworker.
Read reaction from labor, farmworker and environmental groups.

Growing CHANGE. Being better in growing our food.