Tomatoland. Human slavery in the tomato fields of Florida

How Modern Industrial Agriculture Destroyed Our Most Alluring Fruit

The tomato on the cover of Tomatoland, written by Barry Estabrook, tells the whole story. It is lusciously red, spherical, and almost certainly tasteless. The book focuses on Florida, where tomatoes are grown for the northern market, especially in winter. The “soil” in Florida, if [...]