Barry Estabrook
Politics of the Plate: The Price of Tomatoes
Originally Published March 2009
If you have eaten a tomato this winter, chances are very good that it was picked by a person who lives in virtual slavery.
Working at breakneck speed, you might be able to pick a ton of tomatoes on a good day, netting about $50 at 45 cents per 32-pound basket. But a lot can go wrong.
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Georgia Not For Sale Campaign
CRITICAL FIGHT FOR SB 91
Despite your amazing outpouring of support for this bill and almost NO opposition from the Georgia State Senate, the Senate leadership has stymied SB 91 in the Rules Committee.
We need you to remain engaged on this issue. We still need your action to get this bill to the floor for a vote.
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