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...years since Ceduna declared war on the fruit fly. A pest in other states, this blight of fruit- and vegetable-growers the world over is rarely spotted in South Australia, with its encircling deserts providing a natural buffer zone. Even so, as Australia's biggest producer of wine grapes, the state is taking no chances...
...Provis (partners on the 4 p.m.-to-midnight shift) are alert but not alarmed. And with Ceduna being the first entry point for motorists coming from Western Australia, where Medfly has flourished since about 1900, they are in the frontline for any outbreaks, usually spread through egg-carrying fruit. A bin outside their hut overflows with confiscated produce; statewide, 45,000 kg were collected in the past six months. The low-tech operation is winning the war for South Australia's $250 million fruit and vegetable industry. "We're the only state free of fruit fly," says Ceduna's senior...
...afterward is asked by a fellow parishioner for the secret of her robust health. "They say you live by what you eat," says Ruby, who lost her driver's license only a few months ago for driving too slowly in her test. "I have always been a vegetable and fruit eater-milk and butter, too-and I have great faith in that...
...tall sunflowers; the playground equipment is still functioning. In Miss Kristina's class for little ones-Adiliah, Adoniah, Camille, Charlotte, Dudley, Elaine, Garry, Shonetta, Sunray, Tuwannah, Vaughan and Vondella-they are playing a memory game with shapes. All the kids appear to be well-fed, with a piece of fruit never far out of reach (Boyle has to hide the supplies). At playtime, games are spirited and fair. A covered basketball court (like an oasis in summer, says one teacher) evokes a savannah cathedral. It's owned, and used, by the whole community (for everything from concerts to funerals...
Created by University of Denver students, this game shows the plight of migrant farmworkers as fruit-picking players encounter unfair bosses and bad harvests. MTV's college network, mtvu.com will launch the free game in October...