My dad worked for Del Monte and then for Monsanto as one of the chief scientists on the Calgene Flavr Savr Tomato. But it was a huge disaster because the tomato didn't taste good. And then my dad started his… — Sanjay Rawal Copy Share Image
The Flavr Savr wasn't about taste at all; that was just the name. It was about the shape and the shipability of it. My dad's company was all about flavor. His tomatoes are some of the best selling at Trader… — Sanjay Rawal Copy Share Image
In Florida, then, and for farm workers for the most part in the US, there's a real sense of economic segregation. In the South,… — Sanjay Rawal Copy Share Image
I worked on human rights projects in Haiti, Cameroon, and East Asia, and the bigger ones tended to do with agriculture. My role was… — Sanjay Rawal Copy Share Image
My dad was a breeder. Most of his work happened in little test plots and didn't require much labor. He tried growing them for… — Sanjay Rawal Copy Share Image
We saw people sleeping in homeless encampments in Napa Valley and Sonoma. Horrific ones in Watsonville. It's different because you're looking at homelessness and… — Sanjay Rawal Copy Share Image
My dad worked for Del Monte and then for Monsanto as one of the chief scientists on the Calgene Flavr Savr Tomato. But it… — Sanjay Rawal Copy Share Image
The Flavr Savr wasn't about taste at all; that was just the name. It was about the shape and the shipability of it. My… — Sanjay Rawal Copy Share Image
