California farmworkers severely impacted by COVID-19 pandemic, study shows
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FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) California farmworkers have been hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic.
A just-released study by the California Institute for Rural Studies shows the effects of rising infection rates and vaccine uncertainties may be putting ag workers lives at risk. The long-term substandard working and living conditions of farmworkers combined with the historical disposable that shoulders agricultural production in California has been amplified during the pandemic, anthropologist Bonnie Bade said.
This 2nd phase study on California farmworkers and COVID-19 shows many of the people who toil in fields are ripe for transmission of the virus.
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Using the freshest, seasonal ingredients, Sarah will teach online students three different liqueur making techniques - Meyer Limoncello (Meyer Lemon with a vodka base), Blood Orange and Spiced Honey Walnut liqueur. Participants will also learn about liqueur aftercare and equipment.
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Join BriarPatch and instructor Sarah Cain for a fun, interactive, hands-on, make-n-take-style virtual class with a liberal dose of beverage lore thrown in.
“Making liqueurs brings together into one place many things I love – local and seasonal produce, history, crafting, and recipe creation also known as trial and error,” said Cain.
Using the freshest, seasonal ingredients, Sarah will teach online students three different liqueur making techniques – Meyer Limoncello (Meyer Lemon with a vodka base), Blood Orange and Spiced Honey Walnut liqueur. Participants will also learn about liqueur aftercare and equipment.
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