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I still have to see this movie, to see what their agenda is, what their solutions are etc. . I'm undecided. I'm no fan of big agri-business.
Have you ever tasted the difference between farm grown and grocery store? Huge difference dude. Don't doubt for a second grocery stores are selling nutrient deficient fruits, veggies and meats.
Hate the grocery store. .. I should add this to my pet peeves
I buy all my produce from a major local Farmers Market. Easy to do in NC. There is no, ZERO, taste difference if the variety is the same and if freshness is equal.
In fact, some varieties of agri-business crops will yield more nutritious fruits as they have been bred to express the alleles for higher vitamin content. The same is also true for taste as they have the resources to express alleles that we recognize as tasting great.
Local farmers also purchase many of their seeds of the same variety or even from agri-business so you may even be getting the same crop.
Organic foods are also not any better than non-organic.
With that said, I support local in that I support my local economy as well as the environmental impact of food travelling less. Nutritionally and taste, there won`t be a difference, especially if you are not familiar with the actual seed or the history of any crop.
I subscribe to the heritage seed catalog and have a side hobby tracking down the histories of strains of crops. I find it very interesting.
For instance, every chef KNOWS that Yukon Gold Potatoes are by far the best to use in cooking, for any Potato Dish. No chef will EVER use any other Potato.Well Yukon Gold`s are relatively new, being developed in 1981 at the University of Guleph in Canada. You see, our food supply is enhanced greatly by taste and nutrient content via direct breeding and artificial selection.
ORIGIN: Released jointly by Agriculture Canada and the University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada in 1981. Yukon Gold was selected from a cross between W5279-4 (a yellow-fleshed diploid hybrid of Solanum phureja and haploid cv Katahdin) and Norgleam. It was tested under the pedigree G6666-4Y.
CHARACTERISTICS: Yukon Gold has medium-early maturity (late in the mid-Atlantic Region of the U.S.), moderate yields, moderate specific gravity and relatively attractive tuber type. Plants are medium-large to large and upright. Stems are purplish but are more green in the upper portion of the plant. Leaf petioles extend downward. Nodes are not swollen. Leaves have a distinct terminal leaflet with four pairs of primary leaflets which are largest near the terminal leaflet. Secondary leaflets vary from two on lower leaves to 6-8 on upper leaves, usually in pairs. The number of tertiary leaves also increases from lower to upper leaves. Flowers are violet to light-violet with yellow anthers. Tubers slightly oval, may be somewhat flattened with yellow-white skin and light yellow tuber flesh. Its shallow, pink eyes distinguish Yukon Gold from other yellow-skinned, yellow-fleshed cultivars.
STRENGTHS & WEAKNESSES: Yukon Gold is resistant to mild mosaic, moderately resistant to leafroll virus and susceptible to virus Y, common scab and air pollution. In some growing areas, hollow heart and internal heat necrosis may be a problem. Yukon Gold retains the yellow flesh color when baked, boiled or french-fried. The attractive tubers are well suited for fresh marketing. Plant establishment is irregular, particularly from basal seed pieces. Pre-cut or whole seed is used in some areas to improve plant stands.