A Squeeze for Tomato Growers

Seeded on Wed Apr 29, 2009 1:44 PM EDT (The Washington Post)

IMMOKALEE, Fla. -- Appalled by instances of what federal prosecutors have described as slavery, executives of one of the nation's largest food service companies promise to boycott Florida tomatoes if growers do not agree to improve conditions and increase pay for farmworkers.

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SFR Talk: The Secret Life of Coffee | Santa Fe Reporter

Seeded on Wed Feb 25, 2009 1:45 PM EST (Santa Fe Reporter)

Coffee Kids Executive Director Carolyn Fairman was featured in the Santa Fe Reporter's 'SFR Talk' section this week discussing the situation in coffee-farming communities and how you can help by contributing to organizations like Coffee Kids

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Centam Coffee-Young Costa Rica coffee pickers tire of hard labor

Seeded on Wed Jan 2, 2008 12:49 PM EST (Reuters)

By Brian Harris SAN MIGUEL DE NARANJO, Costa Rica, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Every year Olga Salazar spends long days hand-picking coffee with her family in tow, but her seven children are tiring of the trade, a trend producers fear could mean future...

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Robbers Stalk Hispanic Immigrants, Seeing Ideal Prey

Seeded on Fri Oct 26, 2007 11:47 AM EDT (The Washington Post)

By the time they set upon Victor Hernandez, knocking him to the pavement and kicking him furiously, the teenagers were deep into a weeks-long spree of robbing Hispanic immigrants.

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