Beyond the Fields: Farm Workers Excel Academically Through Cesar Chavez Program

Before the break of dawn in a small agricultural town in Monterey County, 21-year-old Florencia prepares for another long day out in the broccoli fields. Her day starts at 4 a.m. so she can get her young daughters over to a babysitter before heading to work. For many in the town of Greenfield, it’s a day spent packing broccoli, sometimes for as many as 12 hours, out in the Central California sun. But it doesn’t end there.