Have you ever given thought to where our food comes from? It's a long process from farm to table, and it all begins with the farm workers. We simply would not have tomatoes in our sandwiches and in our salads, for example, if it were not for these hard-working souls. Farm workers have been among the lowest paid employees in the job market, many of them living with slave-like conditions: long hours in the hot sun with little pay and few breaks, sexual harassment and rape in th

Sometimes we just need a gentle reminder that we're on the right track. This morning, as I was busy going through the plethora of recycling - newspapers, flyers, brochures, and endless things that have needlessly been sent in the mail this holiday season- I was reminded that we can each do something to stop modern day slavery. As a child sponsor for World Vision, I had been wondering, "Am I really making a difference in this young girl Margaret's life?" Some of the marketing