Tomatoland (35 page)

Matthioli, Pietro Andrea,
1

Matt’s Wild Cherry,
1
,
2

mature greens,
1
,
2

process,
1

Mayan,
1

McDonald’s,
1
,
2

McElroy, Terence,
1

Medel, Jose Hilario,
1

medicine, use of tomatoes in,
1

men, single,
1

Mennonite Church,
1

Mesoamerican farmers,
1

methamidophos,
1

methyl bromide,
1
,
1
.
See also
fumigation

Ag-Mart Produce, Inc. use of,
1

application,
1

methyl iodide,
1

metribuzin (herbicide),
1
,
2

Mexican tomatoes,
1

Florida tomato
vs.
,
1

production techniques,
1

Mexico City, Mexico,
1

Meza, Maria,
1
,
2

Miami Herald
,
1

Migrant Farmworker Justice Project of Florida Legal Services,
1

migrant worker.
See also
Hispanic migrants

AIDs education program for,
1

life expectancy of,
1

Miguel A. Flores Harvesting, Inc.,
1

Miller, Wayne,
1
,
2

Milunsky, Aubrey,
1

mineral oil,
1

minimum wage,
1
,
2

laws,
1

modern agribusiness,
1

modern agricultural practices,
1

Modern-Day Slavery Museum,
1
,
2

moisture,
1

Mojave Desert,
1

molecular biology,
1

Molloy, Douglas, xv,
1
,
2

monoculture fields,
1

Monsanto,
1
,
2

Montreal Protocol on Substances That Deplete the Ozone Layer,
1

Moskowitz, Howard,
1

muck farms,
1

N

Naples, Florida, ix,
1
,
2

Naples News
,
1
,
2

Naranja, Florida,
1

Nation, Allan,
1

National Canners Association,
1

National Council of Churches,
1

National Labor Relations Act,
1

National Science Foundation,
1

Navarrete, Cesar,
1

Navarrete, Geovanni,
1

Navarrete, Jesus,
1

Navarrete, Jose,
1

Navarrete family, case against,
1
,
2

Campaign for Fair Food and,
1

indictment against,
1

SAFE auditor and,
1

nematodes,
1

hybrids resistant to,
1

nonchemical alternatives to fight,
1

New Deal,
1

New Yorker
,
1

New York’s Union Square farmers’ market,
1

niacin content,
1

niche marketing,
1
,
2

nonchemical alternatives,
1
.
See also
organic

North American Free Trade Agreement,
1

nut grass,
1

nutrients, soil,
1

organic methods and,
1

nutrition,
1

O

obedience,
1

Omnivore’s Dilemma
(Pollan),
1

organic, xii.
See also
Lady Moon Farms

insecticide,
1

soil nutrients and,
1

organic tomato,
1

profit,
1

organization,
1

oxamyl,
1

Oxfam America,
1

ozone layer,
1

Ozores-Hampton, Monica,
1
,
2

P

Pacific Tomato Growers,
1
,
2

Campaign for Fair Food and,
1

Pacito, Don,
1

Packer
magazine,
1

packing,
1

UglyRipe,
1

Palm Beach Post
,
1

The Pantry,
1

Papa Joe’s,
1

Paragon,
1

Pasternack, Dave,
1

pathogens,
1
,
2

Pedagogy of the Oppressed
,
1

Pena, Ramon,
1

per acre yields,
1

Perez, Antonio,
1

Peru,
1
,
2
,
3

wild tomatoes in,
1

Pesticide Action Network of North America,
1
,
2

Bad Actors and,
1

iodide and,
1

pesticide exposure,
1
,
2
,
3
,
See also
specific cases

bird deaths by,
1

birth defects and,
1

California
vs.
Florida cases,
1

in community,
1

Schell and,
1

pesticide regulation

enforcement,
1

violations of,
1

pesticides,
1

abuse investigation and enforcement program,
1

Ag-Mart Produce, Inc. use of,
1

application laws,
1

approval,
1

complaints before Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services,
1

on conventionally grown tomatoes,
1

handling instructions,
1

health effects,
1

poisoning,
1

residue,
1
,
2

toxicity of, xvi

training programs,
1

use in dollars,
1

petroleum-based products,
1

Phytophthora,
1

piece basis,
1

pin-hookers,
1

pistoleros
,
1

planting,
1

Pollan, Michael,
1

polyethylene plastic mulch,
1

pome dei Moro
,
1

pommes d’amour
,
1

popular education,
1

pre-Columbian Americans,
1

pregnancy,
1
.
See also
birth defects

Presbyterian Church,
1

preserving quality,
1

Procacci, Joseph,
1
,
2

Procacci Brothers Sales Corporation,
1
,
2
,
3
,
See also
Gargiulo, Inc.
;
UglyRipe

base,
1

production, xii–xiii

in Mexico,
1

railroad and,
1

Prowl,
1

pruning,
1

pulling beds,
1

R

Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO),
1

Raghu, André,
1

railroad,
1

raised beds,
1

Ramirez, Romeo,
1
,
2

Ramos, Jose Luis,
1

Ramos, Juan,
1

Ramos, Ramiro,
1
,
2

Reading, Pennsylvania,
1

Red Pear,
1

Redlands Christian Migrant Association,
1
,
2
,
3
,
4

regulations,
1

REI.
See
restricted-entry intervals