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Work with us at the Campesino Gardens in Fellsmere!
Join Orlando YAYA on Saturday, April 26th for a trip to Fellsmere to work on the Farm Worker Association of Florida's (FWAF) Campesino Community Garden! This time we will be helping planting the spring crops and cleaning up the winter crops. We will also be v... Read More »
Fellsmere's Campesino Garden
On Saturday, March 22nd, Nico and I woke early to travel a couple hours south to help our friends in Fellsmere sell their produce at a local farmers market. YAYA’s have an ongoing relationship with the farm worker community of Fellsmere, as well as the Farmw... Read More »
A day of gardening and solidarity!
Join Orlando YAYA and the Farmworker Association of Florida (FWAF) on Saturday, March 1st for a fun filled day of gardening and solidarity!!! According to the W.K. Kellogg Foundation: "An expanding facet of FWAF’s work is providing farmworkers – most of w... Read More »
FWAF Community Forum and Dinner
On Wednesday, December 11, 2013, five YAYA members drove out to Apopka, Florida, to join the Farm Worker Association of Florida (FWAF) and the Domestic Fair Trade Association (DFTA) for a community forum and dinner. FWAF was hosting members of the DFTA and o... Read More »
Fellsmere Gardening Day!
On Sunday, June 23, join YAYA and the Fellsmere office of the Farm Worker Association of Florida for another fun day in the sun! YAYA will be helping FWAF in varying ways this time! If you want to get your hands dirty, we will be helping out in the garden! If ... Read More »
Gardening in Fellsmere!
On Saturday November 3rd, 2012, six YAYA’s went to the farmworker community of Fellsmere as part of our ongoing relationship with that community and the Farm Worker Association of Florida (FWAF) office located there, and their community garden projects. ... Read More »
Day of the Death Gardening
Join us for a day of education, community building and fun in Fellsmere! We will work on the community garden, and participate in the Day of the Death Celebration! When: Saturday November 3rd, 2012, from 7:00 AM - 7:00 PM Schedule: 7:00 AM - Meet @ NF... Read More »
Harvest of Justice 2021: Farm Workers & Food Justice
The overwhelming irony of the US agricultural system is that the agricultural workers face environmental, political, economic, and structural barriers that prevent them from being able to sustainably feed their families in affordable, healthy, and cultural... Read More »
Welcome Administrative Assistant, Meagan Fisher!
Meagan was born and raised amongst the corn fields of northern Indiana and spent three summers in high school de-tasseling seed corn for Pioneer. Although that was her first personal exposure to commercial farming, a number of family members work, own, or grew... Read More »
Meagan Fisher
Director of Operations admin@nfwm.org Meagan was born and raised amongst the corn fields of northern Indiana and spent three summers in high school de-tasseling seed corn for Pioneer. Although that was her first personal exposure to commercial farmin... Read More »