番茄之地
Tomatoland
Barry Estabrook · 初版 2011 年
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调查型食品记者 Barry Estabrook 揭示了规模达50亿美元的鲜食番茄产业背后巨大的人力和环境代价，以及当我们在购买食物时抛弃了风味与思考后，整个社会所付出的沉重代价。
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Tomatoland
Barry Estabrook · 初版 2011 年
调查型食品记者 Barry Estabrook 揭示了规模达50亿美元的鲜食番茄产业背后巨大的人力和环境代价，以及当我们在购买食物时抛弃了风味与思考后，整个社会所付出的沉重代价。
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……有大量历史上经过验证的事实证明，现代加工食品既不健康，又纯粹是为了利润最大化而制造的。从到处都是玉米糖浆，到诸如此类的事情：例如 http://www.amazon.com/Tomatoland-Industrial-Agriculture-Dest...
…have lots of historically verified facts to know that modern processed foods are unhealthy and created to maximize profit. From corn syrup everywhere, to things like this: E.g. http://www.amazon.com/Tomatoland-Industrial-Agriculture-Dest...
巴里·埃斯塔布鲁克写的《番茄大陆》（Tomatoland）生动（即便令人沮丧）地剖析了番茄产业何以沦落至此。
"Tomatoland", by Barry Estabrook, is an engaging (if depressing) look at how the tomato biz got that way.
……被西方（企业、世界银行、IMF 等） destabilized 以维持资源开采。穷人保持贫穷，富人才能更富。为什么食物如此充足和便宜？奴隶劳动。读读《Tomatoland》尝尝滋味。为什么衣服这么便宜？人们为了几分钱在工作做那些衣服。为什么 iPhone 价格不随通胀上涨？有数百万贫困的中国农村人在拼命争取一个机会……
…destabilized by the west (corporations, world bank, IMF, etc) to perpetuate resource extraction. The poor is kept poor so the rich can get richer. Why is food so plentiful and cheap? Slave labor. Read Tomatoland for a taste. Why are clothes so cheap? People are working for pennies to make those clothes. Why doesn't the iPhone price rise with inflation? There are millions of poor rural Chinese pounding for a chance…
有一本书讲这个：《Tomatoland》。它极其令人沮丧。
There was a book about this: Tomatoland. It's depressing in the extreme.
……产出的食物既更美味又更实惠——但你得把烹饪当作一项独立的生活技能来学习，而不是一直依赖菜谱。[1] 参见例如：https://www.amazon.com/Tomatoland-Industrial-Agriculture-Des...
…yields food which is simultaneously tastier and more affordable - but you have to learn how to cook as an independent life skill, and not constantly rely upon recipes. [1] See e.g. https://www.amazon.com/Tomatoland-Industrial-Agriculture-Des...
巴里·埃斯塔布鲁克写过一本书叫《番茄大陆》[1]，讲的是美国番茄的口感风味，基于他之前的一篇文章[2]扩写而成。另外在 NPR 上有一期对他的很棒的专访[3]。番茄的培育纯粹是为了便于运输和外观好看，……
Barry Eastbrook has a book "Tomatoland" [1], about the taste of tomatoes in America, which is based on his earlier article [2]. Also there was a good interview with him on NPR [3]. Tomatoes are grown for easy transportation, and appearance,…