The New York Times reviews Barry Estabrook’s new book, Tomatoland: Hard, tasteless, uniform green balls that barely dent when they fall off a truck at 60 miles per hour and that must be gassed to achieve the sick-pink hue they present in supermarkets. It’s no wonder generations of Americans have grown up thinking tomatoes were a fraud perpetrated by God, their parents or Taco Bell. I remember biting into one of these objects in a salad and thinking: Now there’s a supposedly tasty thing I’ll never eat again. This volume simmers like a big, bright kettle of heirloom tomato sauce. Read more at http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/06/books/tomatoland-barry-estabrooks-expose-review.html
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The Perfect Tomato, Cultivated for Bland Uniformity
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I, Turbo
In the wilds of Patagonia, a feisty penguin crosses the line between study subject and friend. Read more: from Orion magazine: http://www.orionmagazine.org/index.php/articles/article/6338/
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Polluters Saddle Up in Washington DC
Perhaps inspired by the triple-digit heat afflicting Washington, D.C., the House of Representatives is putting legislative flames to our important environmental and public health protections. Read more from Earth Justice at: http://earthjustice.org/blog/2011-july/polluters-saddle-up-in-washington-d-c
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