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Guess Who’s Turning 100? Tracking a Century of American Eating by Rosanna Mentzer Morrison, Jean C. Buzby, and Hodan Farah Wells ERS’s food availability data span 100 years, allowing researchers, marketers, and policymakers to examine historical consumption trends and shifts in food demand. Access to Affordable, Nutritious Food Is Limited in “Food Deserts” by Michele Ver Ploeg For a small percentage of U.S. households, access to a supermarket or large grocery store is a problem. Organic Dairy Sector Evolves To Meet Changing Demand by William D. McBride and Catherine Greene Despite being more costly to produce, organic milk production more than tripled in 5 years, but, more recently, growth has slowed in the wake of the weaker U.S. economy. . Consumers’ Response to the 2006 Foodborne Illness Outbreak Linked to Spinach by Carlos Arnade, Linda Calvin, and Fred Kuchler Following a Government warning to avoid bagged spinach because of possible E. coli O157:H7 contamination, spinach sales fell but expenditures for total leafy greens remained unchanged. Economic Recovery: Lessons Learned From Previous Recessions by Timothy S. Parker, Lorin D. Kusmin, and Alexander Marré Though nonmetro and metro areas had similar rates of employment loss and unemployment in the most recent recession, nonmetro areas may take longer to recover