by Marianne Martinez | Feb 20, 2019 | Advocacy, Blog
By Amber Hidalgo, Spring 2019 BSW Intern Spring is right around the corner and that means that the growing season in North Carolina is soon approaching. With the realization that many migrant farmworkers join us in Western North Carolina during our spring and summer...
by Marianne Martinez | Nov 6, 2018 | Blog
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by Marianne Martinez | Jul 23, 2018 | Advocacy, Blog
By: Olivia Payne, Summer 2018 Intern At Vecinos, we provide extensive health education about pesticides to farmworkers because the farmworkers exposed to these chemicals have a higher risk for pesticide-related illnesses, ranging from respiratory problems to cancers....
by Marianne Martinez | Jun 26, 2018 | Blog
Charlie Jackson, Executive Director of Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project, spoke with Marianne Martinez, Executive Director of Vecinos Farmworker Health Program, for an article in the print magazine, Edible Asheville. Farmworkers face multiple barriers...
by Marianne Martinez | May 18, 2018 | Blog
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