February 2012 Blog Posts

Originally posted on Friday, February 22 on Room for Debate as a response to "A New Commitment to Food Stamps".

Mark Coe, manager of the third-generation Calvin Lutz Farm in northwest Michigan, was surprised four years ago when a buyer for Chicago Public Schools went gaga for the farm’s cull peaches. “They wanted the smaller ones that we don’t sell,” Coe said. “You don’t get anything for peaches smaller than 2.5 inches.”