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    How Fresh is Fresh?

    Susanne Freidberg is the author of Fresh: A Perishable History .  According to Susanne, the concept of fresh food is a product of the industrial revolution.  Refrigeration, which was initially controversial, revolutionized our relationship with food.

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    By Evan Kleiman • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    Susanne Freidberg is the author of Fresh: A Perishable History. According to Susanne, the concept of fresh food is a product of the industrial revolution. Refrigeration, which was initially controversial, revolutionized our relationship with food.

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    Tortas That Tweet; Fresh Food; Water Infrastructure; Hot Pots
    1. 0:00Market Report
    2. 7:00California's Water Infrastructure
    3. 15:00Tortas That Tweet
    4. 22:00Hot Chocolate
    5. 29:00How Fresh is Fresh?You’re reading this
    6. 36:00Shelf Life of Food
    7. 42:00Cooking for the Future
    8. 45:00Valdiguie
    9. 52:00Hot Pots
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      Evan Kleiman

      host 'Good Food'

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      Jennifer Ferro

      Jennifer Ferro, President, KCRW, Los Angeles

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      Harriet Ells

      Program Director for Talk

      CultureFood & Drink

    The full episode

    5 of 9
    Tortas That Tweet; Fresh Food; Water Infrastructure; Hot Pots
    1. 0:00Market Report
    2. 7:00California's Water Infrastructure
    3. 15:00Tortas That Tweet
    4. 22:00Hot Chocolate
    5. 29:00How Fresh is Fresh?You’re reading this
    6. 36:00Shelf Life of Food
    7. 42:00Cooking for the Future
    8. 45:00Valdiguie
    9. 52:00Hot Pots
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