Memorial quilts on display in Apopka
A special exhibit of a FWAF community quilting project is underway at the Museum of the Apopkans. The beautiful and meaningful quilts, mostly made by artist and farmworker Linda Lee - with the help of the community, honor local farmworkers who were exposed to harmful pesticides at Lake Apopka.
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In the news: Hispanic and Latino farmworkers at high risk from pesticide use in agriculture
The Guardian quotes a new study authored by the Farmworker Association of Florida and others. In their article “People of color more likely to be harmed by pesticides, study finds” they shine a light on America’s “dirty divide”.
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Making morralitos for pesticide awareness
From January 15 to February 15 2022, the five offices of the Farmworker Association of Florida (FWAF) have been making morralitos ('little satchels'). The goal of the project is to create pesticide awareness. Take a look at the photos of the morralitos that community members are creating in our Homestead office.
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Agroecology refers to traditional agricultural practices carried out by our ancestors across the different continents of the globe before our food production became industrialized and extractive. It is community-based food production without chemical pesticides and fertilizers. The Farmworker Association of Florida’s Agroecology program is part of our work on food sovereignty and environmental justice.
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Low income immigrant communities have many factors or barriers that contribute to them being marginalized, underserved, and under represented. FWAF works to inform immigrant farmworkers of their rights and engage them in decision making and policy setting processes that impact their lives.
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Health and Environmental Justice

Through education and community organizing, the Farmworkers Association of Florida works to improve farmworkers’ health, working conditions, and access to quality healthcare; raise awareness of the harmful effects of toxic pesticides; and influence policy related to health and safety protections for farmworkers. We provide community education and health referrals in the areas of vocational rehabilitation, pregnancy, HIV and STDs, and women’s health issues.
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FWAF organizes and builds the skills of farmworkers to address injustice in the workplace, such as wage theft, and the impacts of globalization and mechanization. In addition, the Association works with minority small farmers to access the resources necessary to maintain and improve their farm operations.
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The Farmworker Association of Florida’s long-standing mission is to build power among farmworker and rural low-income communities, to respond to and gain control over the social, political, economic, workplace, health, and environmental justice issues that impact their lives. Our guiding vision is . . .
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FWAF is a statewide organization with five offices in Florida. Each office was established based on work around natural disasters impacting farmworkers. Our work is community-driven, guided by local leadership, and accountable to the base. We are proud of and work to ensure that FWAF is an organization of, by, with, and for farmworkers.
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One of the Farmworker Association’s founding principles is that the organization be led by farmworkers. Our Board is elected by local membership councils, reflecting the ethnic/racial/gender diversity of the communities we represent. Organizational leadership and majority of the staff also come from the communities served.
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FWAF works with research partners to bring to the fore of the national conversation the health disparities farmworkers and their families suffer. Through research solutions we seek to bridge the gap between those health disparities and positive health outcomes.
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FWAF Statement on Governor DeSantis Flying Immigrants to Martha’s Vineyard

The Farmworker Association of Florida denounces the actions of Florida governor Ron DeSantis in putting immigrants on airplanes to Martha’s Vineyard. These actions represent another …

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Relentless heat endangers Florida farmworkers

In our state there are no legal standards to protect farmworkers from heat stress. To change that, we work with universities to gather the proof …

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U.S. Pesticide Exposure Up to 5 Times Greater for People of Color

New Study Shows People of Color in U.S. Are More Likely to Be Harmed by Pesticides Due to Weak Regulations, Lax Enforcement WASHINGTON— A peer-reviewed …

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