Highlights & Press

We’ve been honored to be featured in the press over the years, sharing our story, projects, and community impact. In this section, you’ll find highlights of those moments—articles, interviews, and features that capture key chapters of our journey

Press through the years

Farmworker Dolores Huerta speaking at a press event about pesticide use near schools, standing behind a map indicating pesticide fields with red and green markings, while three people listen among them a woman and a man.

Childhood cancer rates in Santa Cruz county are more than 38% above the overall childhood cancer rate of 16.3%. This makes the cancer rate for children 0 to 14 years old the second highest in Santa Cruz county of all California counties, according to Dr. Ann López, the director of the Center for Farmworker Families.

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A group of diverse people including children, adults, and seniors holding signs at an outdoor protest. The signs read "STOP THE USE OF TOXIC PESTICIDES" and "OUR KIDS DESERVE BETTER." The background shows a cloudy sky and a greenhouse.

Event organized by Campaign for Organic & Regenerative Agriculture. WATSONVILLE — More than a hundred community members gathered on an overcast Saturday morning outside the agricultural fields behind MacQuiddy Elementary School in Watsonville to hear iconic activist and labor organizer Dolores Huerta, alongside local leaders, speak about the use of dangerous pesticides near homes and schools in South County.

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Two women in colorful clothing and wide-brimmed hats sit at a wooden mobile produce stand decorated with bright paper banners, with one woman holding a basket of vegetables.

Local organic farming and the healthy foods that come from them took center stage June 16 at the first ever Día de Esperanza Community Festival. The event, put on by 40 volunteers and drew around 300 people, was staged across the rolling slopes of Esperanza Community Farms on Lee Road for “the community to celebrate and promote the richness of organic agriculture on the central coast of California.”

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Three people standing behind a table filled with food, smiling, giving thumbs up, in a cafeteria kitchen with stainless steel appliances and tiled walls. They are making saladas with organic and local produce, this program is one of Esperanza Farms

Farm 2 Cafeteria is a student-led program that focuses on bringing local organic produce to schools in the form of a salad. It began in August 2021 with field trips to Esperanza Community Farms co-led by Mireya Gomez-Contreras where students planned and designed the program.

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