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How the Sustainable-Food Movement Drove One Family to the Frozen-Food Aislenew

While I was thinking about what kinds of foods are good for my kids' bodies and our Earth, my family was seeing less and less of me. That's when it came to me: I'm not going to cook anymore.
East Bay Express  |  Sierra Filucci  |  09-23-2009  |  Food+Drink

Death of 17-Year-Old Pregnant Farm Worker Incites Campaign Against Trader Joe'snew

The California Division of Industrial Relations has opened an investigation of Maria Isabel Vasquez Jimenez's death and her employer, Merced Farm Labor. But activists connected to the case want to send the message even further, to stores like Trader Joe's that market products made with cheap or exploited agricultural labor.
San Francisco Bay Guardian  |  Amanda Witherell  |  07-10-2008  |  Business & Labor

War on Avian Flu Threatens Free-Range Poultrynew

The surest way to keep birds from catching and spreading the disease, scientists say, is to keep them indoors. The battle over what that means for free-range poultry and cage-free eggs is beginning to roil.
East Bay Express  |  Jonathan Kauffman  |  12-08-2005  |  Animal Issues

Renegade Vintner Gets Wine Burghers in an Uproarnew

California vintners complain that the maker of the ubiquitous "Two Buck Chuck" is sullying the name of Napa Valley.
SF Weekly  |  Ron Russell  |  08-30-2005  |  Food+Drink

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