"Blanca" is packing 8 oz and 12 oz baskets of raspberries. Each box holds about 6 baskets. "Since the season is just starting, we are producing around 500 boxes/day. During peak season, it increases to about 700-800 boxes/day with a crew of 20 employees." #WeFeedYou
"Juan" is thinning WA apples. "I need to be very fast and precise to do this work at the speed the boss asks. I remove 3 apples from a bunch, leaving 2. This improves the tree's production and fruit size. Officially, I earn piece rate, but really barely make min wage." #WeFeedYou
It was 97° in Bakersfield as a tractor driver spread fertilizer in a hay field. The "broadcast spreader" drops dry fertilizer onto spinning discs which spread it out it over the field. They must skillfully calibrate the flow rate to ensure even, accurate crop coverage. #WeFeedYou
"María" is harvesting strawberries in Oxnard CA. She earns CA min wage and works 7-8 hrs/day. She worries as the harvesting season is ending. It will be months until prep for the winter season begins and she has rent to pay. She'll have to look for work in other crops. #WeFeedYou
A harvest crew is picking peppers in Mettler CA. They then empty their buckets into large plastic bins staged throughout the field while a supervisor in a yellow vest oversees the operation. #WeFeedYou
As winter pruining finishes up on Western NY apple farms, workers struggle with not having enough working hours. This makes it hard for them to be able to meet expenses for their families. They look forward to the harvest season starting when they will make more hours. #WeFeedYou

It was 96° and sunny as this irrigator was getting ready to set up a irrigation system in a Bakersfield CA vegetable field. #WeFeedYou

Estaba a 96° y soleado cuando este irrigador se preparaba para instalar un sistema de riego en un campo de vegetales en Bakersfield CA. #SoyEsencial

After kale harvesters have finished harvesting and packing boxes for the day, the loading crew arrives to load up the harvest to quickly get it to the packing house while it is fresh. #WeFeedYou
Table grapes in Lamont CA are growing. They now need to get enough sunlight. Farm workers are carefully removing the leaves surrounding the grape clusters to allow the air to flow and the sun's rays to reach them directly. #WeFeedYou
It was 95° at 2pm in Tejon CA as these tractor operators worked in tandem pulling an implement to lay irrigation line across a freshly tilled field. A worker walked alongside guiding and monitoring the placement of the surface drip irrigation tape in prep for planting. #WeFeedYou