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When Isolation Hinders Health: Reporting in Rural California
posted 04/27/2012

When I left for a week of reporting in rural California in late February, I didn't know I would come back with two stories about the devastating health consequences of isolation.

I'm not just talking about the geographic isolation one finds in a remote area. From the hilly evergreen landscape of eastern Shasta County, to the agricultural flatlands of Tulare County in the South Central Valley, I witnessed how isolation can leave people in the dark about keeping healthy, lead to emotional despair, and pose real barriers to quality of life.

Getting Produce to Those Who Pick It
posted 10/19/2010

A painful irony exists in California’s agricultural heart: farm workers, far too often, don’t have access to the fruits of their own labor.    

I thought about this irony, more than a year ago, when I first read about the massive drought relief food give-aways in the San Joaquin Valley. In recent years, demand at the food bank in Fresno County has increased four-fold. The State of California has spent millions on food aid to the region. And hunger is hitting a new set of people. 

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When Isolation Hinders Health: Reporting in Rural California
When I left for a week of reporting in rural California in late February, I didn't know I would... more »
posted 04/27/12
Getting Produce to Those Who Pick It
A painful irony exists in California’s agricultural heart: farm workers, far too often, don’t... more »
posted 10/19/10

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Project: Migrant Workers and Nutrition: Working in "The Garden," But Not Eating From It

California's Central Valley has by far the highest agricultural production in the country. But those who work the land often don't benefit from the fresh fruits and vegetables they harvest.

Project: Migrant Workers and Nutrition: Working In "The Garden," But Not Eating From It

California’s Central Valley, also known as the greatest garden in the world, has by far the highest agricultural production in the country. But those who work in “the garden,” rarely benefit from the fresh fruits and vegetables they harvest.

Project: Radio profile of Mica Guillen: Getting Food to Farmworkers in Fresno

California's Central Valley grows fruits and vegetables for the whole country, employing farm workers to care for and harvest the produce. But the recession and drought conditions have forced farm workers out of work, and now many of them are in need of food aid.