Voices From the Front Lines of Americaâs Food Supply Eleven workers, from the factories and farms to the highways and supermarkets, tell how they got themselves â and us â through a catastrophic year. By The New York Times People in every link of the food-supply chain kept the country running amid the global uncertainties of 2020. Our reporters Mahira Rivers, Rachel Wharton and Aidan Gardiner asked about their experiences, and what they thought about being labeled âessential.â Interviews have been edited and condensed. Jan. 5, 2021, 10:20 a.m. ETJan. 5, 2021, 10:20 a.m. ET The New York Times CreditCredit...Video by Alfonso Duran I worked on and off over the years. I worked for the last full season here, including during the pandemic. I started in August of 2019 in planting, then I worked all the way to the end of harvest, around May or June last year.