Anyone have any plans for a garden this summer? Concerns about fresh produce?

[gatorsmom]

I do have a tendency toward paranoia, I know. I’ve been reading the news about fresh produce suppliers like Driscolls and the steps they are taking to secure healthy field workers. I have a few concerns about whether they will be able to keep sick workers isolated, if sick workers will infect my produce, or even if a majority of their workers get sick, will they be able to keep up production?

Anyone else have any similar concerns? I guess I’m also concerned because I see our grocery stores struggling to keep up. We only have 25 cases of COVID19 here and 2/3 of those are recovered. But if more cases come in, his will that affect getting groceries? Will I want to stay in and distance our family even more?

I haven’t planted a garden in 20 years. We have the room here but we have a LOT of wildlife. I suspect I’d have to go all out with the chicken wire to keep the bunnies and deer out of the garden. I think I could get tomatoes and zucchini to grow. But what I’d really like is some type of lettuce. I’ve never grown that before though and know nothing about it.

Any thoughts about this? Any one here think I’m overreacting (be frank but be kind)? Anyone else had similar concerns? Anyone have advice about planting a garden?