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Florida farmers who fetched more than $30 a few months ago for a 25-pound box of round, fresh field-grown tomatoes, also known as slicer tomatoes, are now getting $5 or less.
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Effects of ultraviolet-B radiation (UV-B) on needle anatomy and glutathione status of field-grown pines.
Effects of ultraviolet-B on forest vegetation in the Arctic 2009
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Whole Foods Market Inc. pulled Roma and fresh field-grown red round slicer tomatoes Thursday, only to put nearly all of them back Friday, after determining most were from regions unaffected by the outbreak.
Supermarkets, Restaurants Pull Tomatoes on Salmonella Fears 2008
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We've been getting some great greenhouse tomatoes from our local organic farm -- not quite the same as field-grown, but pretty darned delicious.
Summer Tomato Salad Recipe with Avocado, Tuna, Cilantro, and Lime Kalyn Denny 2008
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Wood properties and ring width responses to long-term atmospheric CO2 enrichment in field-grown loblolly pine Pinus taeda L.
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Today rhubarb is available much of the year thanks to greenhouse production, though some cooks prefer the more intense flavor and color of the field-grown crop of late spring.
On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004
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The air-free environment within the oil can encourage the growth of botulism bacteria, which live in the soil, are found on most field-grown foods, and have spores that survive ordinary cooking temperatures.
On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004
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Today rhubarb is available much of the year thanks to greenhouse production, though some cooks prefer the more intense flavor and color of the field-grown crop of late spring.
On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004
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The air-free environment within the oil can encourage the growth of botulism bacteria, which live in the soil, are found on most field-grown foods, and have spores that survive ordinary cooking temperatures.
On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004
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It is not suited for table use; and is generally field-grown, and fed to stock.
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