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Seasonal Massachusetts Farmworkers From Jamaica Praying For Families As Hurricane Hits
"You got to just hope and trust God and pray for the best," said Lesford Brown.
October 29, 2025
As the season wraps up at Davidian's Farm in Northboro, Massachusetts, the focus is on final chores and closing out another harvest. But right now, work is not at the top of mind for a group of seasonal farmworkers from Jamaica, their attention locked on the devastating hurricane battering their home.
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"You got to just hope and trust God and pray for the best," said Lesford Brown, who has worked seasonally at the family-owned farm since the 1980s.
His wife and family remain in Jamaica year-round. "Somebody has to make the sacrifice. And I choose to make the sacrifice to come here," Brown explained.
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