COVID-19 and Climate: Implications for our Food System
Coronavirus outbreaks in food markets, food plants, and farmworker communities have impacted food access and put a spotlight on food insecurity. Farmers are hurting as supply chains for fresh, perishable foods shrivel, while food banks have seen a surge in demand that has required distribution support from the National Guard. “Farmers saw a lot of increased demand direct to consumer, which requires extra labor, extra packaging -- just so much time essentially creating a whole new business model,” says Lisa Held, Senior Reporter with Civil Eats. Will COVID-19 change our food system for good?
A conversation with Lisa Held, senior policy reporter at Civil Eats; Karen Ross, secretary of California Department of Food and Agriculture and Helene York, professor in the Food Business School at Culinary Institute of America.