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The title led me to believe that they were trying to fix the loss of nutrients and mineral content in vegetables like the tomato [1]. I was sorely disappointed
by recoiledsnake 14y ago
The title led me to believe that they were trying to fix the loss of nutrients and mineral content in vegetables like the tomato [1].
I was sorely disappointed to see it was just the taste. I would guess that fixing the mineral content by good farming techniques will enhance the flavor too.
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=soil-depletion-and-nutrition-loss http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=soil-deplet...
- kbutler 14y agoSoil depletion has little to do with Florida tomato quality: """the majority of the state's tomatoes are raised in sand. Not sandy loam, not sandy soil, but pure sand, no more nutrient rich than the stuff vacationers like to wiggle their toes into on the beaches of Daytona and St. Pete. "A little piece of loam or clay would go a long way," said Ozores-Hampton. "But, hello? — this is just pure sand." In that nearly sterile medium, Florida tomato growers have to practice the equivalent of hydroponic production, only without the greenhouses.""" http://www.npr.org/2011/06/28/137371975/how-industrial-farming-destroyed-the-tasty-tomato http://www.npr.org/2011/06/28/137371975/how-industrial-farmi... The page ends with an interesting description of the irrigation-from-below system ("seepage irrigation") enabled by the sand-on-hardpan conditions.