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    Which Way, L.A.?

    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. But not everybody can afford to buy the real things.

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    There's a growing backlash against industrialized food production, including tomatoes and chickens that don't taste right and aren't genuinely nutritious. But not everybody can afford to buy the real things. We speak with food writer Barry Estabrook, whose scathing new book is Tomatoland: How Modern Industrial Agriculture Destroyed Our Most Alluring Fruit, and others about the Good Food movement.

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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Christian Bordal

      Managing Producer, Greater LA

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      Karen Radziner

      Managing Producer, To the Point & Which Way LA?

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      Katie Cooper

      Producer, 'One year Later'

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      Barry Estabrook

      food writer and author

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      Xenia

      Rainbow Ranch Farms

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      Marion Nestle

      Molecular biologist, nutritionist, public health advocate

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    The full episode

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    A Surprising Convert to LA School Reform
    1. 0:00School Reform and LA Unified's Public School Choice Plan
    2. 25:57Blah Chicken, Bland Tomatoes and the Food RevolutionYou’re reading this
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