Tell us why you LOVE farm workers!

This Valentine's Day, let North Carolina's farm workers know just how much you appreciate the hard work they do to keep an abundance of food in our grocery stores and on our plates.  Make a virtual Valentine for farm workers!   We'll share your postcards with workers when we meet with them throughout the year, so they can see the faces of the folks who support them in their cause of fairness and dignity!

See the attached photo postcard for inspiration, and you can also check out folks' video postcards at our Vimeo page:  http://vimeo.com/channels/ncfan.

Making a virtual Valentine is a fun and powerful action you can do to show your support for farm workers and the hard work they do.  You can create your own individual postcard or make one together with your spouse, your children or your friends.  Your Valentine can be a photo or a short video.  Here are step-by-step instructions!

To make a photo postcard:

1) Make a Valentine's sign with your message about why you love North Carolina's farm workers.  Keep the message short and write it in large letters!
2) Write your name and the city where you live in bold letters at the bottom of your sign.
3) Have someone take a photo of you proudly holding your finished Valentine.
4) Email your photo to harvestofdignity@gmail.com, and we'll put it on the Harvest of Dignity website!

To make a video postcard:

1) Think about what you want to say.  Keep it short and simple!
2) Have someone take a short video of you.  State your name, the city you live in, and why you love North Carolina's farm workers.
3) Share your video!  Here's how:

- Save your video to your computer
- Go to www.vimeo.com
- Create a free account if you don't already have one (it's quick and easy, we promise)
- Visit the Farmworker Advocacy Network's "Group" at: http://vimeo.com/groups/harvestofdignity
- Click on "Join this Group" on the right side
- Click on "Upload Video" on the right side
- Your video will appear as soon as it is approved by moderators

You can always email us for tech support at harvestofdignity@gmail.com.  Also, if you attended a Harvest of Dignity event this winter and made a photo or video postcard, check out our Vimeo and Picasa pages to find it!

Wishing you a wonderful Valentine's Day,

Ana Duncan Pardo, Toxic Free North Carolina
On behalf of the Farmworker Advocacy Network
Visit us at: www.harvestofdignity.org