Chipotle, CIW Finally Reach Accord To Support Florida Tomato Pickers' Rights
Chipotle Mexican Grill announced Thursday that it had finally reached an agreement with the Council of Immokalee Workers (CIW) to join the Florida tomato picker group's Fair Food Program. That makes the burrito chain the 11th major corporation to ...www.huffingtonpost.com
Foreign fruit pickers left short-changed
The Bundaberg horticulture sector relies heavily on seasonal workers, including backpackers. The ABC has spoken to several former tomato pickers who are owed money by NACI Holdings, that was trading as AusFarm Contracting. Chris Lacey from Norwich, ...www.abc.net.au
At Utopian Chipotle Festival, Immokalee Workers Protest 'Food With Integrity'
Leonel Perez, a CIW staff member and Florida farm worker, with the 153 buckets the CIW says a tomato picker must fill each day to make the minimum wage.inthesetimes.com
A tomato task
She was running Project Tomato, in which the volunteer tomato pickers will harvest perhaps half a ton of tomatoes and later make pizza sauce for use in the student dining halls.www.registerguard.com
Demonstrators for Nashville Fair Food protest Clarksville Publix opening
Nashville Fair Food demonstrators protest the grand opening of the Publix on Tiny Town Road. The group advocates for fair working conditions for the tomato pickers in South Florida. / THE LEAF-CHRONICLE/ALLISON SMITH ...www.theleafchronicle.com
Entertainment group making name online
"Fair Tomatoes: A Story About Justice, Dignity, and Sustainability," a documentary produced by the group, uncovers the plight of underpaid tomato pickers in Immokalee, Fla. The film premiered at StarChefs.com 2012 International Chefs Congress, a three ...www.ctpost.com
Change for the Worse
For the last seven or so decades, tomato breeders have been selecting for tomatoes that turn an even, green color before they're ripe, so farmers and pickers can easily identify their readiness for picking, knowing they'll have reached an even, red ...www.cattlenetwork.com
Nation Rich in Land Draws Workers From One Rich in People
Golden Land's business could grow as easily as the chest-high tomato vines do in the hothouses here, said Zhang Wei Dong, the foreman, who goes by the Russian nickname Lyosha and doubles as an interpreter when needed.www.nytimes.com
Cable Channels That Need To Exist NOW
I don't like American Pickers too much because I had a dream that Mike Wolfe and Frank Fritz came into my house and robbed me at gunpoint, telling me how much they could get for everything.blogs.houstonpress.com
Good Eggs: Pie subscriptions and seafood deliveries
Childhood friends Estrada and Derivi-Castellanos were raised in the Central Valley in families that were fruit pickers and pastry makers, and they've been baking buddies for more than 15 years.www.mercurynews.com
Rise of the lockout: another sign of labor's slide
In Florida, tomato pickers have been locked in box trucks under the watch of armed guards; in North Carolina, pregnant workers have been exposed to pesticides during harvest and birthed babies with missing limbs; in Michigan, children as young as six ...www.salon.com
California's rampant farm-labor abuse
In Florida, tomato pickers have been locked in box trucks under the watch of armed guards; in North Carolina, pregnant workers have been exposed to pesticides during harvest and birthed babies with missing limbs; in Michigan, children as young as six ...www.salon.com
As Common As Dirt
In Florida, tomato pickers have been locked in box trucks under the watch of armed guards; in North Carolina, pregnant workers have been exposed to pesticides during harvest and birthed babies with missing limbs; in Michigan, children as young as six ...prospect.org
What Does Organic Really Mean, and Is It Worth My Money?
It's also worth noting that because organic foods are grown without harsh herbicides and pesticides, it means the farmers and pickers who bring you those foods don't have to work in an environment full of them either. Photo by jetsandzeppelins. ... Dr ...lifehacker.com
A Sip. A Bite, A Mouthful
At the farthest corner of the yard, the already-chopped-and-simmered tomato flesh had been flattened on other copper trays to be sundried and further thickened without losing its glittering, red hue.www.iranian.com
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