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A Dole Strawberry Harvester Speaks Out About the Pesticide Methyl Iodide: "We Are Not Like Animals to Experiment With"

Dana Perls, Change.org. August 24, 2011.

Farm worker Doroteo Lopez says, "We are working everyday to put food on people's tables so that they can be healthy. We also have the right to be healthy."

Scientists Say New Farm Chemical 'Will Cause Disease and Illness'

Amy Standen, California Watch. June 15, 2010.

Strawberry growers are planning to fumigate their crops with methyl iodide, a carcinogen and neurotoxin that can cause miscarriages and other medical problems.

Why We Need to Rise up Against Industrial Agriculture (Again)

Will Allen, AlterNet. May 3, 2008.

Much of our food supply is based on entrepreneurial gambling that relies on chemical pesticides and fertilizers to make huge profits.

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