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Farmers’ Markets to Stay Open Longer; Scientists Explain Allure of Frosted Flakes

• Normally, many of the city’s farmers’ markets would close for the year soon, but thanks to a late growing season many are expected to stay open through October. [Trib]

• Frosted Flakes explained: Turns out kids’ seemingly limitless appetite for sweetness is biological. [NPR]

• Caviar carts and prime rib … Pan Am brings back the days of five-star in-flight dining. [SheKnows]

• Grocery chains are increasingly getting rid of self-service checkout lanes, since only a small percentage of the population uses them. Must be everyone else relishes those cheery interactions with grocery clerks. [AP via Chron]

• Manufacturing is happening in Africa at last, with small factories producing everything from chocolate to hot sauce to shoes. [WSJ]

Farmers’ Markets to Stay Open Longer; Scientists Explain Allure of Frosted