Keeping Farmworkers Safe

California grows more than a third of the country's vegetables and two thirds of its fruit and nuts. That means farmhands are essential workers. Without them, we don't have food. But many farmworkers lack the resources that other essential workers in our economy have, like access to the internet and healthcare. Our guest is Carissa Purnell, director of the Alisal Family Resource Center in Salinas. [Advertisement] This L.A. Times podcast is presented to you by Blue Shield of California. The fight is tough, but so are you. Thank you, front line.

Episode 17 of the Coronavirus in California podcast, hosted by Los Angeles Times, titled "Keeping Farmworkers Safe" was published on April 30, 2020 and runs 13 minutes.

April 30, 2020 ·13m · Coronavirus in California

Summary

California grows more than a third of the country's vegetables and two thirds of its fruit and nuts. That means farmhands are essential workers. Without them, we don't have food. But many farmworkers lack the resources that other essential workers in our economy have, like access to the internet and healthcare. Our guest is Carissa Purnell, director of the Alisal Family Resource Center in Salinas. [Advertisement] This L.A. Times podcast is presented to you by Blue Shield of California. The fight is tough, but so are you. Thank you, front line.

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