Barry Estabrook

food writer and author

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Barry Estabrook on KCRW

They stink. They're force-fed drugs that are creating antibiotic-resistant bacteria and, a lot of the time they don't even taste that good. But it's not their fault.

The Emotional Intelligence of Your Bacon

They stink. They're force-fed drugs that are creating antibiotic-resistant bacteria and, a lot of the time they don't even taste that good. But it's not their fault.

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There's a growing backlash against industrialized food production, including tomatoes and chickens that don't taste right and aren't genuinely nutritious.

Blah Chicken, Bland Tomatoes and the Food Revolution

There's a growing backlash against industrialized food production, including tomatoes and chickens that don't taste right and aren't genuinely nutritious.

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One-third of America's tomato crop is infused with pesticides, picked green and turned red artificially. The US State Department admits some is produced by slave labor.

Will America See a Food Revolution?

One-third of America's tomato crop is infused with pesticides, picked green and turned red artificially. The US State Department admits some is produced by slave labor.

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