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Martin Zuniga was born in Mexico in 1967, the first of 11 siblings. His family moved to the U.S. in 1978, to Fresno. His parents worked in the fields and as soon as he was old enough, he did, too. They were undocumented. Though he was still learning the new language, he also translated the E…

CAMPING OUT… As chronicled in the Weekly’s “Extra Helping of Squid” Monday newsletter, Carmel Valley resident Todd Sondgroth emailed Dec. 8 he was leaving his comfy home and cute girlfriend, taking just a sleeping bag and a cell phone (for social media postings and interviews) with a plan to…

WhiteWave, maker of Silk soy milk, is purchasing San Juan Bautisa-based Earthbound Farm, the nation’s largest producer of organic produce. Organic industry observers are wondering what the fallout of this consolidation, announced Dec. 9, will be. For WhiteWave CEO Gregg Engles, the road ahea…