Hotbed of Organic Farming

For more than two decades, an organization has been training workers and entrepreneurs to grow pesticide-free produce in California’s Salinas Valley. This industry has been expanding due to demand for healthy, environmentally-friendly food, and it is now supported by resources from the federal infrastructure fund. The program’s success is demonstrated by a Mexican worker turned organic farmer now known as the “Queen of Vegetables”. Dennis Maxwell visited her business and shares her story from the Salinas Valley. 

The full text  and audio for this news piece are only available in Spanish.

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