What is Health? According to the World Health Organization, health is a state of physical,spiritual and emotional wellness- not the abscence of disease and illness. Unfortunately, many Americans are unhealthy due to poor nutrition, lack of exercise and poor stress management. Studies have shown however by eating five or more servings of fruits and vegetables a day, the risk of diabetes, hypertension, heart disease and cancer can be reduced. The precursor to these conditions ,Metabolic Syndrome, can be helped as well.

The importance of American Farms- Our goal  is to help  farmers maintain their land and family legacy. In our "Meet the Farmers" section you can learn more about this. The farming landscape has been increasingly consolidated and includes a dwindling number of seed suppliers offering patented genetically modified seeds as well as commercial growers. Want tomatoes in winter? The majority of tomatoes found in stores in the winter come from either Florida or Mexico. In Florida, tomato pickers earn 45 cents per 32lbs of tomatoes picked. In some cases , workers are virtual slaves-forced to work for little or no pay. Florida, according to one federal prosecutor, is ground zero for modern day slavery. This type of treatment is of course denounced by tomato growers who contract with separate businesses which hire workers to pick  tomatoes.This however should not be a source of comfort for any of us. This type of disregard for human life solely for monetary benefit  is the reason that the  Coalition for Immokalee workers has organized and demanded better wages from the large buyers of these tomatoes. Whole Foods, Burger King, Yum's and Subway have agreed to a penny per pound surcharge for wages as well as third party organization to monitor conditions in the field and wages for workers. The Campaign for Fair Food continues to work with companies such as Chipotle to  sign on to this arrangement and ensure fair wages for workers in the tomato industry.

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