Watsonville community rally against use of pesticides

Watsonville community rally against use of pesticides

Community members in Watsonville and across Santa Cruz County are raising their voices, calling for change in how pesticides are used near homes and schools. American labor leader Dolores Huerta is joining the fight with the community.

Speaking out against pesticide use - The Pajaronian | Watsonville, CA

Prominent farmworker activist and organizer Dolores Huerta joined several other speakers at a public meeting in Watsonville Saturday to raise awareness about the dangers of agricultural pesticide use on farmworkers, children, consumers and residents throughout Santa Cruz county.  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 ol…

First-in-the-World Online Pesticide Notification System - Community Alliance

For decades, farmworker communities across California have demanded the right to know beforehand what, when and where hazardous agricultural pesticides will be applied. They have wanted to be able to take safety precautions against exposure to pesticides drifting from fields. For years, these communities have called for an online system that could warn of upcoming toxic pesticide applications. On March 24, that system finally arrived, as the Dep…

Impact of Insecticides on Man and Environment

Archaeological evidence reveals that modern man existed on this planet roughly 200,000–300,000 years ago, but no supporting documentation is available for structured farming between 15,000 and 20,000 BCE. Agriculture might be emerged during the...