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Serving San Benito, Monterey and Santa Cruz counties, the Salinas Valley Chapter of California Women for Agriculture (CWA) promotes local agriculture and supports interest in agriculture through education and scholarship programs for women.
CWA is a statewide organization with more than 1500 members working together to develop the knowledge and skills necessary to promote agriculture in their communities, in California, and the nation. CWA is a non-partisan, non-sectarian, non-commercial action group, and a voice for agriculture.
CWA first organized in November 1975 in the Coachella Valley. The group was made up of concerned women who wanted to give support to the harassed and intimidated grape workers in the Coachella Valley during the farm labor union conflicts.
These women rallied together and carried picket signs in support of the farmer, counter picketing anti-farmer protests. When stores were picketed for the products they carried, they crossed the picket lines to purchase those items. They circulated flyers, wrote letters, and contacted leaders in their own communities to tell them a different side of the story.
Today, as California becomes increasingly urban, and as more people become further removed from their source of food and fiber, CWA continues to support and promote agriculture with the help of dedicated members and donors comprised of both consumers and members of the agricultural industry. |
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