Agribusiness and Slavery

Mark Bittman's column in the NYTimes today is a must-read for anyone still unaware of the social and political impacts of the industrial food system. Don't miss The True Cost of Tomatoes. And as a general rule: read his column regularly - he's excellent. It is wonderful to have such a high-profile voice for food sanity in the mainstream media. He mentions Estabrook's new book, which I have not read, yet, but will.

Tomatoland : How Modern Industrial Agriculture Destroyed Our Most Alluring Fruit
by Barry Estabrook