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Martinez repurposes produce boxes as canvases on which he depict his fellow field workers. This piece, titled ‘Self Portrait En La Cherry (with Strawberry Fields Forever in the Background’, was on view at JSMA at PSU. Macie Harreld/PSU Vanguard.

The invisible labor of U.S. farmworkers

Farmworkers are the backbone of society. They literally produce the means to our survival. Yet, despite their vital role, their work is undervalued and overlooked.   “27% of [Oregon] Farmworkers…