The New York Times by Valerie Sudol ‘Rutgers’ tomato breeder Lyman Schermerhorn (left) in a tomato field (circa 1930s) Source: Rutgers The Jersey tomato, red, ripe and juicy, was once revered as the best to be had, with a tangy, sweet-tart flavor that was the very taste of summer. If that kind of tomato perfection… Read more »
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Arkansas Farmers See Growing Market in Heirloom Tomatoes
Heirloom tomatoes are varieties handed down through generations, perhaps with the seeds passed within families. Mother Nature Network By Suzi Parker, ReutersSun LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – A cake with heirloom tomato icing? Don’t laugh. The dessert with a hint of zing was the highlight of an all-tomato feast on Friday in Monticello in southeastern Arkansas… Read more »
Field Report: A Michigan Teen Farms Her Backyard
New York Times By CHRISTINE MUHLKE Lawn mowing and baby-sitting are standard summer jobs for the enterprising teenager. Alexandra Reau, who is 14, combines a little bit of each: last year, she asked her dad to dig up a half acre of their lawn in rural Petersburg, Mich., so she could farm. Now in its… Read more »
For GMO Labeling Advocates, It Doesn’t Get Much Darker Than This
Take action to stop Big Ag from preempting the Vermont law. Call (202) 224-3121 to connect to the U.S. Capitol Switchboard. Operators will connect you directly to your Senator’s office. Please tell your Senator to reject the toothless GMO food labeling “compromise” and to protect your right and the right of states like Vermont to help you… Read more »
Farm to Fork: Uncovering Hazards in Our Food Systems
Reveal News from The Center for Investigative Reporting In December, Reveal will dedicate an hour to stories about food, looking at the complicated networks of labor, trade and regulation that carry meat, produce and other products to our tables. We’ll upend your ideas about what kind of chicken is most susceptible to salmonella, unveil the secret… Read more »
Time for a Supermarket Shakedown
An excerpt from Grocery Story by Jon Steinman I remember standing in a tomato field of DiMare Fresh, one of North America’s largest conventional growers and distributors of “fresh” tomatoes. It was here where I really learned how subjective one’s definition of “fresh” could be. If “fresh” is harvesting a rock-hard, pale green tomato and… Read more »
Next GMO Battleground Could be New York State
Food Safety News By Dan Flynn Labeling food containing genetically modified ingredients might be a federal issue at some point, but the states are not done with it yet. Next month, two state capitals within easy earshot of the major media outlets – Albany, NY, and Annapolis, MD – are going to be holding public… Read more »
BOOK REVIEW: Barry Estabrook’s ‘Tomatoland,’ an indictment of modern agriculture — Washington Post
The Washington Post By Jane Black Barry Estabrook’s ‘Tomatoland,’ an indictment of modern agriculture Lucas Mariano Domingo came to the United States from Guatemala hoping to find a job that would pay him enough to send money home. But he was soon broke and homeless. And so it must have seemed like a lucky break… Read more »
GMA Unifies Food Industry in GMO Label Fight
Politico Pro By Jenny Hopkinson The Grocery Manufacturers Association is calling in friends to help in its push for a federal GMO labeling law to preempt state requirements. A lot of friends. The influential food industry group announced the creation of its 29-member “Coalition for Safe Affordable Food” Thursday. “We’ve all been talking about this… Read more »
Farmers: Monsanto’s GMO Crop Could Create Pesticide Disaster
Indiana Public Media News By Sehvilla Mann [This is the second story in a three-part series on pesticide drift.] As Red Gold Incorporated Director of Agriculture Steve Smith watches cans of tomato sauce whip down the line at the company’s processing plant in Orestes, he says it is his job to worry about the bite pesticide drift… Read more »
