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Reviving China's rural economy, one peach tree at a time

by Jennifer Pak
Jul 25, 2023
Chinese officials have pushed for young entrepreneurs to return and revitalize the countryside, but the task is complex.
Liu Pingfu dreamed of working in the big city when he was young, but is keen to return to the countryside.
Christian Petersen-Clausen for Marketplace
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COVID stresses food production in Washington fruit harvests

by Mitchell Hartman
Oct 27, 2020
It's fruit harvesting and processing time in the Pacific Northwest and workers are getting PPE, but still pressing for union rights.
Jeff T. Green/Getty Images
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Michigan cherry farmers say they are being priced out by foreign competitors

by Max Johnston
Nov 25, 2019
Since 2006, the state has lost 160 tart cherry farms.
Thirty-year-old tart cherry trees are removed from Bardenhagen Farms in Suttons Bay. Farmer Jim Bardenhagen says he can’t afford to maintain them while the price of cherries is so low.
Max Johnston
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Can consumers change their minds about "ugly" produce?

by Rachel Osier Lindley
Apr 22, 2019
Some entrepreneurs think so.
Marketing "ugly produce" has proved fruitful for some entrepreneurs.
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Why our avocado cravings could be harming the environment

by Molly Wood
Aug 19, 2016
Consumer demand for avocados has increased in recent years.
Men work during the harvest of avocado at an orchard in Uruapan municipality, Michoacán State, Mexico.
ENRIQUE CASTRO/AFP/Getty Images
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Georgia town boasts about its fruitcake bakery

by Marketplace Contributor
Dec 18, 2015
A look into the "Fruitcake Capital of the World"
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Texas company dresses up fruitcake with pecans

by Lauren Silverman
Dec 18, 2015
A fruitcake makeover for a product with a long history
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The big business of fruit arrangements

by Kai Ryssdal and Daisy Palacios
May 8, 2015
The CEO of Edible Arrangements talks about how his business started.
An edible arrangements delivery truck.
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The bananapocalypse is upon us

by Kai Ryssdal
Mar 6, 2014
The world’s fourth most valuable crop is threatened by a fungus.
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The orange economy: Prices shoot up in hurricane season

by Kai Ryssdal
May 31, 2013
An orange grower in Florida is not exactly celebrating high orange prices.
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