by Marianne Martinez | Apr 16, 2026 | Uncategorized
The One Who Is Just Beginning This work is not new… but for him, it was. I noticed him early in the morning. Not because he stood out—but because he didn’t move like the others. There is a rhythm in the field. A way the body learns to bend, to reach, to...
by Marianne Martinez | Mar 30, 2026 | Uncategorized
By Yolanda Pinzon Uribe, Outreach and Special Programs Director We cannot talk about change without remembering what came before. There is a tendency to look at what is happening today in the fields and think of it as something new—something recent, something tied...
by Marianne Martinez | Mar 26, 2026 | Uncategorized
By Yolanda Pinzon Uribe Outreach and Special Programs Director There are moments in the field when the present feels familiar, not because nothing has changed, but because something has been carried forward for generations. New arrivers on the field Early in the...
by Marianne Martinez | Sep 8, 2025 | Uncategorized
By: Yolanda Pinzon Uribe, Outreach Director In the mountains of Western North Carolina, where farmworkers rise before dawn and finish only when the fields fall dark, health care is often out of reach. Long hours, dangerous work, and distance from clinics mean many go...
by Marianne Martinez | Sep 8, 2025 | Uncategorized
Sunday, August 24, 5–7 PM By Yolanda Pinzon, Outreach Director On a warm summer evening in the hills of Western North Carolina, friends, neighbors, and supporters gathered for a truly unique event: the Cicada Dinner to Benefit Vecinos. Hosted with generosity by Lauren...
by Kacey Swartley | Jun 30, 2025 | Uncategorized
Reflections on Our May 13th Staff Training at the Vecinos Community Hub There’s something special about having the entire Vecinos team under one roof—and not just any roof, but the roof of our beautiful new home: the Vecinos Community Hub in Franklin! On May 13th, we...
