Meet a Guatemalan woman who picks tomatoes in Immokalee, Florida, where a third of grocery store tomatoes are grown. The Coalition of Immokalee Workers is trying to raise awareness about poverty and mistreatment and have so far gotten fast-food joints such as Taco Bell, McDonald's, Subway and Burger King to sign their "Campaign For Fair Food" agreement. Grocer Publix and burrito chain Chipotle continue to hold out. [SeriousEats]
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