Union leader and labor organizer Cesar Chavez dedicated his life to improving treatment, pay and working conditions for farm workers. Today is the federal commemorative holiday celebrating the birth and legacy of the civil rights and labor movement activist. Last week, Alvarez Organic Farms - a founding vendor at our market proudly accepted the City of Shoreline's proclamation in recognition of the holiday.
“If you really want to make a friend, go to someone's house and eat with him...The people who give you their food give you their heart.”
Born near Yuma, Arizona, on March 31, 1927, Cesar Chavez employed nonviolent means to bring attention to the plight of farmworkers, and formed both the National Farm Workers Association, which later became United Farm Workers. As a labor leader, Chavez led marches, called for boycotts and went on several hunger strikes. It is believed that Chavez's hunger strikes contributed to his death on April 23, 1993, in San Luis, Arizona.