COVID-19 has profoundly impacted our food system, causing outbreaks in food markets and plants, increasing food insecurity, and straining supply chains for farmers. Meanwhile, food banks have seen

COVID-19 has profoundly impacted our food system, causing outbreaks in food markets and plants, increasing food insecurity, and straining supply chains for farmers. Meanwhile, food banks have seen a surge in demand, highlighting critical vulnerabilities.

Explore these challenges and their implications for agriculture, food supply, and diets in a conversation with Lisa Held, senior reporter at Civil Eats, and Karen Ross, Secretary of the California Department of Food and Agriculture.

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Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Ross Gelbspan's 1997 book, *The Heat Is On: The High Stakes Battle Over Earth's Threatened Climate*, documents the reality and acceleration of global

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Ross Gelbspan's 1997 book, *The Heat Is On: The High Stakes Battle Over Earth's Threatened Climate*, documents the reality and acceleration of global warming.

Gelbspan exposes the campaign by oil and coal interests, teamed with conservative politicians, to confuse the public. He was an early voice in urging people to confront the facts of climate change.

This entry, part of the Employment Law 101 series by Ross Runkel, discusses the employment at-will doctrine. It covers its definition,

This entry, part of the Employment Law 101 series by Ross Runkel, discusses the employment at-will doctrine. It covers its definition, operation, and key exceptions.

In U.S. labor law, at-will employment allows an employer to dismiss an employee for any non-illegal reason, without prior warning.

COVID-19 has significantly impacted our food system, leading to increased food insecurity, supply chain disruptions for farmers, and a surge in food bank demand. Outbreaks in food markets, plants,

COVID-19 has significantly impacted our food system, leading to increased food insecurity, supply chain disruptions for farmers, and a surge in food bank demand. Outbreaks in food markets, plants, and farmworker communities highlight these vulnerabilities.

Join experts Lisa Held (Civil Eats), Karen Ross (Secretary, California Department of Food & Agriculture), and Helene York (Professor, Food Business School of the Culinary Institute of America) to discuss what COVID-19 means for agriculture, food supply, and our diets, exploring how to feed a nation under quarantine.

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