... by half-measures and corporate double-talk! This past Thursday, Kroger executives and shareholders gathered in Cincinnati, Ohio, for what was supposed to be a light-hearted, festive affair celebrating the company's economic success, marked by 30 consecutive quarters of sales growth. But the party was crashed (figuratively, mind you) by an exciting new Fair Food committee, Ohio Fair Food, whose members >> Read More

NY Times' columnist Mark Bittman challenges his considerable readership to demand supermarkets support Campaign for Fair Food! "Bit by bit, things have improved... We can actually help them get better"... Following his visit to Immokalee in May, widely-read New York Times food writer and opinion columnist Mark Bittman penned a quick reflection for his blog, and promised to return to >> Read More

Sign in the produce section of an Atlanta area Trader Joe's store In a recent piece for zester.com, entitled "The Profound Impact of a Penny," Barry Estabrook wrote: "Would you pay one penny more per pound to buy a tomato if you knew it would go a long way toward alleviating labor abuse in the fields? When asked that question, >> Read More

You can meet the author of the book that's getting all the buzz tonight in Coral Gables, Saturday in Ft. Myers... Barry Estabrook, formerly of Gourmet magazine (his 2009 article on slavery in Florida, "The Price of Tomatoes," shook Gourmet's otherwise placid world of fine dining, world travel, and vintage wines), and author of the hot new book "Tomatoland," has >> Read More

Publix, Kroger, Stop & Shop reminded that the Campaign for Fair Food waits for no one! We don't know about you, but after a week of intense focus on Trader Joe's -- thanks to some surprisingly scurrilous stuff put out there by the supposedly progressive grocery chain -- this website is ready to get back to the rest of the >> Read More