The Sustainable Organic Farming and Marketing Project has provided information for low-income immigrant Spanish-speaking farm workers on the benefits of organic practice. Some of the participants are now selling their produce at the Forest Grove Farmer's Market, and in 2009 had an average sale of $130 per week, an increase of $60 per week from the year before. Because of the high rate of obesity in Mexican American children, the exposure to fresh, healthy produce is vital, and works towards better nutrition and a decrese in obesity rates.
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