Farmworker: history and fun facts
Everything a curious kid might want to know about this job.
Did you know?
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Many farmworkers wear gloves and a sun hat so their hands and heads stay comfy while they work outside all day.
Through history
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Long ago
People have been planting seeds and harvesting food by hand for thousands of years. Farmworkers helped families grow the food they ate every day.
Tools of the trade
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Wheelbarrow
A wheelbarrow has one wheel in front and two handles. Farmworkers use it to carry soil, seedlings, or full baskets across the farm.
A day in the job
- 7:00 AMThe farmworker meets the team and hears the farmer's plan for the day. Then everyone grabs their gloves and sun hats.
Words to know
- Harvest
- To harvest means to pick fruits and vegetables when they are ripe and ready to eat.
Quiz time
Farmworkers pick fruit carefully so it does not get squashed.
Farmworkers can tell when carrots are ready by looking closely at them.
Farmworkers can only work on farms that grow corn.