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What it Takes to Pick Your Produce: The Uniform of America’s Grape Pickers

By Nick Valencia | August 6, 2025

DELANO, CALIFORNIA— In Delano’s triple‑digit heat, migrant farmworkers layer up to protect themselves from the sun, pesticides, and dust—yet they can’t shield their hands. I spent a day in the fields and was stunned by just how many layers one worker wears to pick your grapes. Here’s what it looks like.

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