Going door to door and talking to people, convincing them to vote - this is what I call Organizing 101.

When a group of people get together, it's collective power. You know that you're doing it for the good.

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.

Of course, we have leaders in the African American community as well that we've all worked with. One of the great rewards of being an activist is that you get to meet all these wonderful people. And there are many unsung heroes. There are so many out there that are good people that are working hard.

We know we only have about half of our population that's voting.

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.

I'm glad that the fact that people are still getting poisoned by pesticide drift is gaining attention.