Listen to SAF Into the Fields 2017 intern Myrka Moreno's podcasts from interviews with students and farmworkers during her summer placement with SAF and Toxic Free NC. Part I : Maria Gonzalez,... [Read more]
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José
José has been coming to the U.S. since he was twenty-one. A lot of men from his small town in Mexico do the same because there’s not enough work. José... [Read more]
Xochil
Xochil wants to lead an easier life than her parents who have always worked in the fields. Her parents give her a lot of advice and want her to stay... [Read more]
Israel
If Israel were American, he'd be retired by now. Instead the seventy-year-old man from Mexico keeps working in the tomato fields. He wishes everyone knew how hard it is to... [Read more]
Edgar
Edgar imagined the U.S. much differently before coming here. His brother had told him stories and shared pictures, but he was surprised by how clean and orderly everything seems. That... [Read more]
Pedro
Pedro has had a lot of different supervisors. Some have been better than others. He remembers one in particular who called farmworkers "wetbacks." Pedro puts up with it because he... [Read more]
Alberto
From his alligator boots, belt buckle, and Tejano hat, it’s clear that Alberto loves the countryside and livestock. He went to the U.S. and ended up in South Carolina as... [Read more]