"Captivated by these sputtering engines, beachgoers overlooked the opening of the Pescadero Food Pantry on North Street, which intersects with Stage Road. Just a quarter-mile away, another set of vehicles would soon queue up under a spire bearing a cross. However, this line of towering trucks was caked in dirt instead of shining paint and failed to capture any camera flashes. They awaited free groceries from the Society of St. Vincent de Paul of San Mateo (SVdP) rather than a leisurely excursion.
The fingers patiently drumming on these steering wheels were the same ones that freed artichokes and berries from their stems for the region’s restaurants and farm stands, yet they were entirely invisible to the visitors shopping around the corner."
~ Anthony Shu
"Pescadero’s farmworkers can’t afford the food they’re growing for the Peninsula" | Peninsula Foodist | The Peninsula Foodist | Palo Alto Online |
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