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JL;DR SUMMARY Morning Star, California's largest tomato producer, plays a pivotal role in the global tomato industry, processing nearly half of the state's yield into specialized products for mass consumption. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Environmental ImpactFood IndustryMorning StarTomato ProductionIndustrial AgricultureHeirloom TomatoesCalifornia AgricultureAgricultural MechanizationGlobal Food SupplyAgricultural Heritage

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California, United States
"First, the setting of the tragic tale: Californias biggest tomato company, Morning Star, has been up to its elbows in pulp for more than half a century."

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