Comments on: Farm to Folk http://www.biofortified.org/2010/02/farm-to-folk/ Stronger plants, stronger science, and stronger communication. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:17:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Genetic Maize » I say tomato… http://www.biofortified.org/2010/02/farm-to-folk/#comment-3804 Genetic Maize » I say tomato… Fri, 30 Apr 2010 06:53:38 +0000 http://www.biofortified.org/?p=2257#comment-3804 [...] the world, and that more can be grown locally. I hope to see some long-lasting tomatoes in my CSA share [...] [...] the world, and that more can be grown locally. I hope to see some long-lasting tomatoes in my CSA share [...]

]]> By: Karl Haro von Mogel http://www.biofortified.org/2010/02/farm-to-folk/#comment-1793 Karl Haro von Mogel Mon, 08 Feb 2010 19:38:02 +0000 http://www.biofortified.org/?p=2257#comment-1793 On the average, people would rather eat Bt sweet corn than insecticide-sprayed conventional corn. But the proportion of them that would go for CSAs is probably different. There's a farmer in California that sells labeled Bt sweet corn at the farmer's market and he says that people seek him out because his stuff is not insect bitten nor is it sprayed with insecticides. Fun stuff, I'm a little optimistic about it I guess, but it will be really interesting to see consumer-oriented traits come out in the near future. On the average, people would rather eat Bt sweet corn than insecticide-sprayed conventional corn. But the proportion of them that would go for CSAs is probably different. There’s a farmer in California that sells labeled Bt sweet corn at the farmer’s market and he says that people seek him out because his stuff is not insect bitten nor is it sprayed with insecticides. Fun stuff, I’m a little optimistic about it I guess, but it will be really interesting to see consumer-oriented traits come out in the near future.

]]> By: Anastasia Bodnar http://www.biofortified.org/2010/02/farm-to-folk/#comment-1786 Anastasia Bodnar Mon, 08 Feb 2010 03:21:50 +0000 http://www.biofortified.org/?p=2257#comment-1786 Lab to Fork - I like it :) Actually, when I started this post, I was thinking about the new long-lasting tomatoes that I wrote about in <a href="http://www.biofortified.org/2010/02/i-say-tomato/" rel="nofollow">I say tomato...</a> but I couldn't figure out a coherent way to turn them into one post. I think there is a lot of potential for biofortification and other traits that benefit the consumer to be grown on small farms. These types of crops would have added value and could help small farmers get a realistic value for their work. Of course, I don't know how many people besides you and me would choose crops like Bt sweet corn and long-lasting tomatoes. Lab to Fork – I like it :)

Actually, when I started this post, I was thinking about the new long-lasting tomatoes that I wrote about in I say tomato… but I couldn’t figure out a coherent way to turn them into one post.

I think there is a lot of potential for biofortification and other traits that benefit the consumer to be grown on small farms. These types of crops would have added value and could help small farmers get a realistic value for their work.

Of course, I don’t know how many people besides you and me would choose crops like Bt sweet corn and long-lasting tomatoes.

]]> By: I say tomato… http://www.biofortified.org/2010/02/farm-to-folk/#comment-1785 I say tomato… Mon, 08 Feb 2010 03:15:09 +0000 http://www.biofortified.org/?p=2257#comment-1785 [...] the world, and that more can be grown locally. I hope to see some long-lasting tomatoes in my CSA share [...] [...] the world, and that more can be grown locally. I hope to see some long-lasting tomatoes in my CSA share [...]

]]> By: Karl Haro von Mogel http://www.biofortified.org/2010/02/farm-to-folk/#comment-1777 Karl Haro von Mogel Fri, 05 Feb 2010 19:02:59 +0000 http://www.biofortified.org/?p=2257#comment-1777 Yep, I'm looking forward to another year with my CSA. Hopefully some bees survive the winter and are available to pollinate! I wonder if someday there would be a Lab to Fork website? Find biofortified produce in your local area? Yep, I’m looking forward to another year with my CSA. Hopefully some bees survive the winter and are available to pollinate!

I wonder if someday there would be a Lab to Fork website? Find biofortified produce in your local area?

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