Luawanna Hallstrom and other Fresh Produce Industry Discussion Group threads

I was reading some new posts at the Fresh Produce Industry Discussion Group this morning and I noted that Luis had posted a story that profiled Luawanna Hallstrom, a long time leader in the fight for immigration reform.

Farmer's fight for immigration reform leads to honor - Luis From the piece:

OCEANSIDE -- Growing up on her family's Oceanside farm, Luawanna Hallstrom would often hear her Basque-American grandmother say: "Pray for the people that are working on this farm. They're the ones who suffer the most. They're the ones who work the hardest."
Today, Hallstrom is chief operations officer and general manager of the family business, Harry Singh & Sons. Those words buoy her passion for immigrationreform, one of the things that led to her being named 2008 Farmer of the Year by the San Diego County Farm Bureau.

Swindled: the dark history of food fraud - Luis

Also check out threads on credit card sales in supermarkets, the FDA's report card on its food protection plan and immigrants are engines of prosperity.