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    ‘Burn the infected branch, or even the whole tree,’ writes Helen Rosner

    Food Correspondent Helen Rosner reads her recent piece for, “The New Yorker,” in which she explains apple rot and disease, while invoking the old adage of a few bad apples spoiling the bunch.

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    By Evan Kleiman • Jun 12, 2020 • 5m Listen

    Food Correspondent Helen Rosner reads her recent piece for, “The New Yorker,” in which she explains apple rot and disease, while invoking the old adage of a few bad apples spoiling the bunch.

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    1 of 6
    Black farmers, Juneteenth, cooking solo
    1. 0:00‘Burn the infected branch, or even the whole tree,’ writes Helen RosnerYou’re reading this
    2. 5:28Historically, USDA programs have posed difficulties for Black farmers
    3. 14:28Louisville-native Danielle Bell on celebrating Black independence
    4. 25:01Fatigued by cooking? Bake and freeze the cookie dough
    5. 38:08Digital blackface: Problems in food publishing aren’t new
    6. 49:23Excluding street vendors from the al fresco dining conversation
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    The full episode

    1 of 6
    Black farmers, Juneteenth, cooking solo
    1. 0:00‘Burn the infected branch, or even the whole tree,’ writes Helen RosnerYou’re reading this
    2. 5:28Historically, USDA programs have posed difficulties for Black farmers
    3. 14:28Louisville-native Danielle Bell on celebrating Black independence
    4. 25:01Fatigued by cooking? Bake and freeze the cookie dough
    5. 38:08Digital blackface: Problems in food publishing aren’t new
    6. 49:23Excluding street vendors from the al fresco dining conversation
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