{"nodes":[{"node":{"nid":"114141","title":"Protecting Arizona farmworkers from rising temps","body":"By mid-morning in an Arizona field, the heat is already intense. For many young farmworkers, who are part of the essential labor that keeps Arizona\u2019s agricultural system running, the workday unfolds under relentless sun.New\u0026nbsp;research from Arizona State University, published in the Journal of\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-05-15T11:05:12-07:00\u0022\u003E05\/15\/2026-11:05am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"As Arizona faces rising temperatures and more frequent extreme weather, ASU research is helping identify practical solutions to support one of the state\u2019s most essential workforces.","teaser":"By mid-morning in an Arizona field, the heat is already intense. 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Through Indigenous planting workshops, student Chandlee Begay is blending cultural knowledge with sustainable agriculture, encouraging peers to see food as both nourishment and relationship.","teaser":"When Chandlee Begay sits down to eat the foods of his tribe, he isn\u2019t simply satisfying hunger.\u0026nbsp;","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-03\/20260304%20Chandlee%20Begay%20661.jpg?itok=s0YaY6cR","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20260316-environment-and-sustainability-seeds-memory-how-navajo-student-planting-culture-and","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"ASU News","contributor-contact-information-name":"Marshall Terrill","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"480-727-5176","contributor-contact-information-campus":"Polytechnic campus, West Valley campus","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-03\/20260304%20Chandlee%20Begay%20661.jpg?itok=s0YaY6cR","image_alt":"A young Navajo man stands in front of a garden leading participants in a planting workshop","image_caption":"Third-year Global Futures student Chandlee Begay leads a \u0026quot;Three Sisters\u0026quot; planting on March 4 at the Garden Commons on ASU\u0026#039;s Polytechnic campus. 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