Member discussion regarding the methods, varieties and merits of growing tomatoes.
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November 11, 2022 | #1 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: virginia
Posts: 743
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“Aha” moment
Great story. Found this while researching the Virginia Baker Sweet Potato. Has anyone grown this? Kinda doubt it as it is a fairly unknown almost lost variety,
Back to the “Aha” moment. Clif–like most of his agriculturally-focused neighbors in Surry, VA–was a “big tractor” farmer, cultivating acres of genetically modified corn and soy each year. His “aha” moment came six years ago when he was assisting with the extension office’s 20-variety trial on corn and noticed that wildlife completely avoided eating the GMO varieties. “It really woke me up.” he says. “Wildlife is smarter than we are!” https://www.southernexposure.com/slade-farms/ |
November 11, 2022 | #2 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: washington
Posts: 498
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I totally agree!
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November 12, 2022 | #3 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: California Central Valley
Posts: 2,543
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In the great documentary King Corn, several farmers are interviewed. They say they wouldn’t eat the gmo corn (grown for feed corn) that they grow, and they’d lose money growing it if they didn’t get the subsidies. These subsidies benefit the livestock industry and are vigorously lobbied for every time the farm bill is renewed.
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November 12, 2022 | #4 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: virginia
Posts: 743
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Thanks for that documentary. Watched it this morning. The same corn they use for feed corn is also processed into corn products such as high fructose corn syrup. The cattle that are slaughtered eating this GMO corn would be dead in 6 months anyway from this diet. Something to think about.
I enjoyed the film. Here is the link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWv29KRsQXU |
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