Ventura, California -The Resource Management Agency’s (RMA) Planning Division, in partnership with House Farm Workers!, published the results of a countywide survey of agricultural employers, farmworkers, and stakeholders. This completes a major milestone in the Ventura County Farmworker Housing Study and Action Plan, highlighting the farmworker community and their housing needs. “The commitment by the… Read More

We loved seeing you at our annual fundraiser, “From Field to Fork.”  This year’s event showcased our 20th anniversary and started with a compelling speech by one of our longtime board members, John Krist.  John introduced the origin of HFW! and reviewed our advocacy and accomplishments over the years. In case you missed it, here… Read More

As we get ready to say goodbye to 2023 and prepare to welcome 2024, we want to share with you some of this year’s accomplishments. View the House Farm Workers! Impact Report here. Happy Birthday, Ellen Brokaw! In addition to 2023 being a huge success for House Farm Workers!our founding chairwoman also turned 90 years… Read More

Summer, summer, summertime! We enjoyed ours, how about you? Well, if you attended the 12th annual From Field to Fork Event, we know you had some summer fun. If you weren’t able to go, here’s a little bit about the event. Attendees arrived at the beautiful Walnut Grove at Tierra Rejada Ranch, where they were… Read More

Helpful Local Year-Round Farmworker Resources 2023 started with extreme weather conditions that heavily affected our local farms and farmworkers. Some are still dealing with the loss of crops and work hours; because of this, we would like to start this newsletter by sharing a few local year-round resources: And a program that started on January… Read More

We’ve been promoting affordable, safe and stable housing for Ventura County farm workers and their families through education and advocacy since 2004. Is it just us here at House Farm Workers! or did 2022 fly by? They say time goes by fast when you are doing what you love, and we love to advocate for… Read More

We’ve been promoting safe, decent, secure and affordable housing for Ventura County farm workers and their families through education and advocacy since 2004. One Step A La Vez Group   What better place to spend summertime than in Ventura County! June was an exciting month for House Farm Workers! We took a field trip to… Read More

Spring is here and springing forward we are! House Farm Workers! has already had an exciting start to 2022. Creative Community Partnerships An Addition To Our City Committees Farmworker Immersion with CSUCI Farmworker Housing Study Update We told you in our last newsletter that we teamed up with the County of Ventura to support a… Read More

We are back in person! The 11th Annual “From Field to Fork” Fundraiser Thursday July 21, 2022 4:30 pm – 8:00 pm Walnut Grove at Tierra Rejada Ranch 3370 Sunset Valley Rd, Moorpark We are excited to announce that our annual “From Field to Fork” fundraising dinner will be back in-person this year on Thursday,… Read More

Written by Gabrielle Vignone |  Edited by John Krist What does the end of the year mean to you? Is it a time of joy and celebration, a moment of pause, reflection or a busy-busy wrap-up making sure all knots have been tied before the Earth completes its yearly circle of the Sun? Here at… Read More