Dirty Tomatoes: A Spiritual And Dietary Proposal
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I never really understood religious dietary restrictions, and to be honest, I've never even given up chocolate for Lent. But this kind of dietary scruple makes sense to me.
To get the minimum wage, a tomato worker has to pick more than 2.25 tons of tomatoes during a day that begins before dawn and lasts 10-12 hours.
Brian D. McLaren | Posted 10.25.2011