My children grew up very resourceful and strong in spite of them having to live with different families and that I had to drag them all over the country with me.

I am happy to see that, increasingly, people care about farm workers. There is tremendous interest in where and how our food is grown.

As we've focused more on our food and where it comes from, people now have greater awareness of what's being put onto our food, pesticides, labeling issues, and consumer health.

Once I learned about grassroots organizing, I got so enamored with it because I thought 'Wow this is the way you do it!'

The great social justice changes in our country have happened when people came together, organized, and took direct action. It is this right that sustains and nurtures our democracy today. The civil rights movement, the labor movement, the women's movement, and the equality movement for our LGBT brothers and sisters are all manifestations of these rights.

I call myself an addicted organizer.

Sometimes, we have to promote ourselves. Just go out and be very active about trying to find an opportunity.