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I Tracked Down the Company [Driscolls] Ruining Fruit (www.youtube.com)

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/70351765

Cross posted from https://lemmy.zip/post/70351759

America’s biggest berry empire doesn’t actually grow berries.

Driscoll’s is the middleman that controls the genetics, reaps the profits, and then shifts blame.

A whistleblower alleges the Canadian government repeatedly flagged their berries for exceeding pesticide limits.

I think this is the organization mentioned in the video:

https://causenow.org/

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[-] castle88@lemmy.ca 10 points 2 days ago

I found this video interesting, and the farmer talking about how hard it is to get their berries into stores because why would the store deal with a bunch of farmers when they can deal with one company. So the issue isn't just merging of all berries under one company but the merge of grocery stores under a handful of companies.

[-] snoons@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 days ago

Indeed. I consider myself lucky that I live in a large city that has plenty of smaller grocery stores that are more focused on organic/natural/ethical produce. Some places only have Superstore or Walmart and I can't help but think that someone took the JoJo mart route in Stardew Valley and I die a little inside.