America can’t eat without farmworkers

Under the clear blue sky here in the Central Valley, our farmworkers are continuing to practice social distancing on the job. In the fields, they’re working no less than six feet apart. We hold regular “tailgate meetings” before shifts, to discuss food safety and COVID-19 prevention.
Although our workers are still showing up to work day after day, a serious worker shortage looms. The majority of those who are picking crops are migrant workers who came to California to provide f