That was weirdly fascinating! I hope she does develop it into a book, since I too would like to know more about the costs (and sustainability--especially given rising fuel costs) of some of these mechanisms. The politics, too, when you consider South America (there's a lot to expand on that throwaway line about United Fruit) and the Northern Hemisphere. It all sounds like one of those nonfiction books that are so hot right now, something like 'Frozen: a modern history of the refrigeration industry.'When I was little, my mom told me about her life before refrigerators, primarily using an icebox. I didn't believe her, because clearly the 'fridge had always existed. Clearly.
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