How To Pick The Perfect Peach

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07/20/2007

Jul. 20, 2007

How To Pick The Perfect Peach

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We'll look at finding the best produce and why picking a juicy peach can be a challenge. It's a classic problem in agriculture -- how to produce fruits and vegetables that taste good, look good on the market shelves, and can survive the often grueling journey from a distant farm to your supermarket. Guest host Joe Palca talks with food writer Russ Parsons, author of the new book "How to Pick a Peach: The Search for Flavor From Farm to Table," about whether there's any hope for folks seeking farm-fresh flavor in this day and age.

Produced by Annette Heist, Senior Producer

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Russ Parsons
Author, "How to Pick a Peach: The Search for Flavor From Farm to Table"
(Houghton Mifflin, 2007)

Food and Wine Columnist, Los Angeles Times

Los Angeles, California

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