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Bacon lettuce and world problems in one sandwich
A spoof summary links rising bacon costs from hog supply to feed corn and nitrite concerns to nitrosamines, then shifts to farm labor clashes and tomato harvesting methods. It notes Washington Monmouth actions, lettuce organizing by Chavez and Teamsters, machine picked mature green tomatoes, bread wheat fluctuations, and mayonnaise pricing trends through the 1970s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irwin Fried
Department of Agriculture
Animal and Plant Health
Cesar Chavez
United Farm Workers
Teamsters Union
Chavez
California
Russ Young
Cambridge
Mass
Young
Maya