Farmworker cooling shelter touted
Californian hopes to fill need as heat-peril control is debated
Posted: December 31, 2009 at 3:47 a.m.
In this photo taken Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2009, Garth Patterson watches as cooling mist sprays out of a misting fan on his portable cooling station in Napa, Calif. After watching grape harvesters toil in the vineyards on a summer day without shade, Patterson was inspired to provide relief wherever farmworkers happened to be.
After watching grape harvesters toil in the vineyards on a summer day without shade, Garth Patterson was inspired to get them some relief.
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Business, Pages 23 on 12/31/2009
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