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It’s peak season for farm workers in South Jersey, but some remain frustrated with COVID-19 safety guidelines

“If both sides don’t understand the sensitivity of this moment, our workers will get sick, even fewer will work the crops, and the harvest will be lost,” said Filemón Matías, 50, who contracts for farm workers in New Jersey.

Volunteers Edgar Aquino-Huerta and Jonathan Matías walk back to their cars after giving out donations to farm workers in Vineland in May.
Volunteers Edgar Aquino-Huerta and Jonathan Matías walk back to their cars after giving out donations to farm workers in Vineland in May.Read moreMonica Herndon / File Photograph