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  • From: "TradingPostPaul" <tradingpost@riseup.net>
  • To: livingontheland@lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [Livingontheland] As giant crops flourish, vitamins, minerals and taste disappear
  • Date: Fri, 14 Sep 2007 10:23:38 -0600


Yes. How many people think the latest, greatest hybrid will make up for
depleted, sun-baked soil. I also suspect that what they label "high yield"
is showcased on the best land for sales.

paul tradingpost@lobo.net

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On 9/13/2007 at 8:29 PM Liz wrote:

>At 11:33 PM 9/12/2007, you wrote:
>>I don't discount the obvious, but there are some things in this
>>article that I find to be problematic. It could be just me, but I
>>figured that I'd see what others found.
>
>I'm always concerned about breeding for a single, or a small number,
>of characteristics in a plant variety. Trying to increase the amount
>of lycopene in tomatoes, taken by itself, could well result in the
>loss of some other valuable nutrient. I think the emphasis needs to
>be on enriching the soil (which of course doesn't mean just throwing
>fertilizer at it). Then returning to open-pollinated varieties, which
>by definition are not best for high-yield factory farming.
>
>Liz in SW VA
>http://life-as-a-spectator-sport.com
>







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