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Tomatoland
How Modern Industrial Agriculture Destroyed Our Most Alluring Fruit
This book is about:
- Florida,
- Tomato industry,
- Biotechnology,
- Genetics,
- Breeding,
- Tomatoes
NPR stories about Tomatoland
Author Interviews
The Troubled History Of The Supermarket Tomato
July 9, 2011 Ever wonder why supermarket tomatoes taste like nothing? Food writer Barry Estabrook's new book traces the troubled history of the modern commercial tomato.
Fresh Food
How Industrial Farming 'Destroyed' The Tasty Tomato
June 28, 2011 In his new book, Tomatoland, food writer Barry Estabrook details the life of the mass-produced tomato — and the environmental and human costs of the tomato industry. Today's tomatoes, he says, are bred for shipping and not for taste.
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