Tag: farmworkers
Free psychotherapy available to frontline and essential workers in Monterey County
MONTEREY COUNTY — Frontline Workers Counseling Project (FWCP), a San Francisco-based nonprofit that pairs frontline and essential workers with private-practice therapists for pro bono...
Scheid Vineyards shows off herbicide-free environment
GREENFIELD — Scheid Vineyards hosted an Earth Day tour of its Greenfield location in late April, sharing some of its growing practices in an...
Women in agtech: Martha Montoya
Editor’s Note: The following profile is an excerpt from Amy Wu’s upcoming book, “From Farms to Incubators: Women Innovators Revolutionizing How Our Food is...
Salinas Valley Ag Tech Summit promotes importance of workforce education
SALINAS VALLEY — A panel of experts discussed current challenges in agriculture, such as the future of the workforce and the role of education,...
How dangerous is wildfire smoke?
Last week, California's top legislative leaders unveiled a plan to spend more than half a billion dollars on efforts aimed at protecting the state...
Vaccine clinics in Greenfield, Soledad reach out to area farmworkers
SALINAS VALLEY — Monterey County residents were able to get vaccinated with six sessions of a mass Covid-19 vaccination effort last weekend at Greenfield...
New farmworker housing opens in Greenfield
GREENFIELD — New farmworker housing units recently opened with a ribbon-cutting ceremony, directly before a farmworker vaccine clinic at the same site in Greenfield.
The...
Mass vaccination clinic in Greenfield scheduled for this weekend
GREENFIELD — The farmworker community has been invited to a mass vaccination clinic in Greenfield, hosted by the city and partnership organizations on April...
El nuevo programa tiene como objetivo ampliar el acceso a los...
CONDADO DE MONTEREY — Un nuevo programa comunitario llamado VIDA (Distribución Integrada de Virus de Ayuda) fue anunciado con un nombre formal durante la rueda de prensa...
New program aims to expand access to Covid-19 resources
MONTEREY COUNTY — A new community program called VIDA (Virus Integrated Distribution of Aide) was announced with a formal name during the March 31...
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Monterey County Health Department awarded grant for cannabis education
MONTEREY COUNTY — Monterey County Health Department is the recipient of a $168,862 grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) to support...
