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Why it’s okay to ignore food expiration dates

May 17
1 min

Why it’s okay to ignore food expiration dates

With no national standards for food expiration dates, a lot of good food is thrown out because of bad labeling Read more...

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Laborers of the Harvest Employee Training Program

Shari Rightmer

May 10, 2022
1 min

Laborers of the Harvest Employee Training Program

LOTH is proud to announce our partnership with Kern County's ETR America Job Program. 15 of our Collective (many deemed homeless) will...

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COUCH'S CORNER: An update on Laborers of the Harvest program in Taft

Shari Rightmer

Apr 25, 2022
1 min

COUCH'S CORNER: An update on Laborers of the Harvest program in Taft

Several times recently we’ve dedicated Couch’s Corner to programs designed to help the homeless and disadvantaged in our community. This...

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COUCH'S CORNER: Laborers of the Harvest serves as model for helping homeless, hungry

Shari Rightmer

Feb 4, 2022
1 min

COUCH'S CORNER: Laborers of the Harvest serves as model for helping homeless, hungry

This past week, I went down to Taft to see some old friends and make some new ones. Taft used to be in District 4 before redistricting,...

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LEGACY - The Story of Laborers of the Harvest

Shari Rightmer

Mar 31, 2021
1 min

LEGACY - The Story of Laborers of the Harvest

Watch how Laborers of the Harvest grew from a few people handing out food over 30 years ago to an essential source of food for thousands...

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Couch's Corner: By bringing people together, good things are possible

Shari Rightmer

Mar 8, 2021
1 min

Couch's Corner: By bringing people together, good things are possible

Recently, an effort came together that I am very proud of, even if I had little to do with it. In Arvin, Mayor Olivia Trujillo hosted the...

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Shari Rightmer

Jan 4, 2021
1 min

Newsletter - Fall/Winter 2020

See what we've been up to this Fall and Winter

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Shari Rightmer

Jan 4, 2021
1 min

Newsletter - Spring/Summer 2020

See what's been happening at LOTH and Shar-On

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As Food Insecurity Rises, Volunteers Step Up

Shari Rightmer

Oct 12, 2020
2 min

As Food Insecurity Rises, Volunteers Step Up

Mel Weinstein, PMC with Patric Hedlund, TME Laborers of the Harvest in Taft is the food bank that has been providing almost all the food...

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Shari Rightmer

Oct 12, 2020
1 min

A Neighbor in Deed

Shari Rightmer empowers homeless and hungry in Taft “While it seems like everyone is scrambling to figure out what to do in the face of...

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Couch's Corner: Giving a bit of heart and soul

Shari Rightmer

Oct 12, 2020
1 min

Couch's Corner: Giving a bit of heart and soul

I’ve tried to use this little Couch’s Corner space afforded to me weekly to talk about things happening in District 4, but sometimes a...

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