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June 2013

http://thekojonnamdishow.org/shows/2012-05-02/politics-plate

Wednesday, May 2, 2012 at 12:30 p.m.

in Agriculture, Environment, Food, Politics, Public Safety

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Politics of the Plate

Perfectly red, unblemished winter tomatoes don't just disappoint when it comes to taste and nutrition: they may be the product of modern-day slavery. Barry Estabrook's exposé of abuses in the Florida tomato industry earned him a James Beard award.

Perfectly red, unblemished winter tomatoes don't just disappoint when it comes to taste and nutrition: they may be the product of modern-day slavery on industrial farms. Barry Estabrook's exposé of abuses in the Florida tomato industry earned him a James Beard award. He joins us to discuss his work shining a light on our food chain.

Barry Estabrook

Author, "Tomatoland: How Modern Industrial Agriculture Destroyed Our Most Alluring Fruit"

Tomatoland: How Modern Industrial Agriculture Destroyed Our Most Alluring Fruit

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