I love this topic! I've been urban gardening for years on only a 1/13th of an acre lot. Using sub-irrigated, wicking beds has been an awesome way to boost production and grow LOTS of plants in a small space. There's no need for GMO tomatoes in an outdoor urban lot. I only had 2 plants, and this year they yielded 128 pounds of fruit!!! One variety is an heirloom, Amish Paste. If you need to save on space, then go vertical! Grow an indeterminate in an 8 foot tall cage. I grew mine in a 2 foot by 2 foot corner of my box. That's 32 lbs per square foot!!!
:) you can grow veggies such as micro-greens inside your home as long as you have a windowsill! Veggies like broccoli, kale, and pea shoots are possible inside as micro-greens!
As a small farmer I dont grow any gmos currently but as long as its not to make a crop round up ready I'm game to try them. I love growing heirloom tomatoes but they really dont give much fruit.
Exactly, GMO is just a tool, when it's used for advancing large corporate interests, no thanks. When it's used for practical specific traits for the benefit of people? Yes, please.
Gotta set rid of agricultural subsidies, particularly industrial agricultural subsidies. Than protect the economic rights of the people to engage in fair market agriculture. Grow as many tiny tomates as you want, but we wont be able to replace our employment with agrarianism until policy changes.
My parents, when we were living in southern California, planted their own fruits and veggies. They tasted way better than those bought at the grocery store!!
It's always a gamble if they come out better than the store. If the soil in your yard is good then it might be worth it but usually you have to spend quite a bit to make the soil not suck and at that point the juice isn't worth the squeeze.
Are tomatoes really from South America originally? I seem to recall reading that they were found to have developed somewhere near the Mexican state of Puebla or in southern Mexico somewhere along the Pacific Coast.
Yeah. And then Corporate Agriculture patents it and charges $2 per seed, and sues anybody with a backyard garden whose plants get pollinated by their unwanted GMOs. I looked at buying an apple tree with pink flesh and was told I would have to sign a contract that not only would I not propagate this patent-pending tree, but I was also forbidden to grow seeds from it AND forbidden to sell the fruit. The idea behind this is good, but all these improved plants will be taken over by the Corporate Ag monopolies. They do not want us to be able to feed ourselves, period, and neither do the politicians they own. Control the food supply to control the population.
Actually dwarf tomato’s take the open source seed initiative, to avoid this exact problem. The open source seed initiative aims to protect back yard gardeners ability to buy and use seeds as we wish. So these tomatoes are the exact opposite of what you’re describing. They also aren’t GMO. They are made by breeding two types of tomato together. Though the video makes it seem like these dwarfs are coming from this scientists GMO works, they are unrelated to the dwarf tomato’s on the market currently. Open source seeds let gardeners use the seeds as they wish, totally unrestricted, and buy buying those seeds you agree you also won’t restrict or patent these seeds against other gardeners either.
4:26 how can this be scaled to population density and impact climate change positively? Can you accept food waste for composting to alleviate methane production in landfills?
If would help to stop pricing out land and taxes of nearby farmers. Provide tax INCENTIVES for farmers. Farmers keep getting pushed out farther and farther from population centers.
It's not what or how you plant its how much space they have available under them and above them. Soil is important and sky is important if they can make it where are plants literally don't need cutting then fantastic. If plants can be left alone to grow same with trees that can help. Using native plants and trees is better then not. Why when it's mostly a lack of diversity and the use of chemicals that's the problem. Also planting native edible plants and trees will help as well. Planting native edible plants and trees in the city can help reduce hunger for homeless and help remove some smells. Also mulch around the tree if a tree company needs to cut it mulch it right away and put it around the tree no need to haul it and the tree and doil benefit from this. Oh before you say the mess from the fruits just remember if people are eating them as they walk and homeless obviously will eat it but the ones on the ground well birds and the leftover sweep under the trees as mulch lol yes.
Hate to break it to you, but everything you eat, your grandparents ate, and humans have four thousand of years is not natural. The only difference between selective breeding and most GMOs are efficiency and getting rid of unintended consequences. Instead of needing dozens of generations to select for a trait, you only need a few.
I'm on the fence about GMOs. Technically, they have the ability to make a difference, but so far they've been used very negatively (patented strains that cost an exorbitant amount and lock farmers into harmful contracts, not to mention encouraging the overuse of pesticides through Round-up readiness). History has shown that we can't really trust the people developing these crops to actually look out for the benefit of the common people.
I put a totally reasonable comment here about the dangers of GMO and it was removed. Makes me wonder who is so worried about information/opinions getting out there.
@@CampingforCool41 GMO genes can be transferred via pollen and become part of the genome of other cultivars or wild varieties. We have no idea how those genes will affect phenotypes once they become part of the genome.
The tomatoes at the city farm did not look appetising at all to me - sorry. They looked picked far too early so we’re not showcased well on the marketing opportunity!!
I love this topic! I've been urban gardening for years on only a 1/13th of an acre lot. Using sub-irrigated, wicking beds has been an awesome way to boost production and grow LOTS of plants in a small space. There's no need for GMO tomatoes in an outdoor urban lot. I only had 2 plants, and this year they yielded 128 pounds of fruit!!! One variety is an heirloom, Amish Paste. If you need to save on space, then go vertical! Grow an indeterminate in an 8 foot tall cage. I grew mine in a 2 foot by 2 foot corner of my box. That's 32 lbs per square foot!!!
:) you can grow veggies such as micro-greens inside your home as long as you have a windowsill! Veggies like broccoli, kale, and pea shoots are possible inside as micro-greens!
Ive been wanting to sprout greens in a jar for the longest time, I wish it was the common standard for people to grow their food !
@@tikayscake2416 that is a great way of growing your own as well! You should go for it :)
Over 200 types of micros these days. I don't grow them on my farm but my buddy that grows them uses regular 30 buck shop lights from Lowes
@@tikayscake2416checkout trueleaf market, they sell everything you need
I looooove Hungry Planet, more more more!
Thank you so much, we love to hear this!
I really love this show! It's a wonderful mix of history, science, and sociology.
Good summary, it’s a great program ❤️ love PBS!
As a small farmer I dont grow any gmos currently but as long as its not to make a crop round up ready I'm game to try them. I love growing heirloom tomatoes but they really dont give much fruit.
Exactly, GMO is just a tool, when it's used for advancing large corporate interests, no thanks. When it's used for practical specific traits for the benefit of people? Yes, please.
tomatoes became so widespread globally in the first place because it is versatile and profitable to grow
Cherry tomatoes are the best snack in the greenhouse 👍
Wonderful. Thank you.
Gotta set rid of agricultural subsidies, particularly industrial agricultural subsidies. Than protect the economic rights of the people to engage in fair market agriculture. Grow as many tiny tomates as you want, but we wont be able to replace our employment with agrarianism until policy changes.
Casper at it again❤
My parents, when we were living in southern California, planted their own fruits and veggies. They tasted way better than those bought at the grocery store!!
It's always a gamble if they come out better than the store. If the soil in your yard is good then it might be worth it but usually you have to spend quite a bit to make the soil not suck and at that point the juice isn't worth the squeeze.
@@FuuuuuuuuuckLots of times home produce tastes better because it is so fresh.
Are tomatoes really from South America originally? I seem to recall reading that they were found to have developed somewhere near the Mexican state of Puebla or in southern Mexico somewhere along the Pacific Coast.
Tomatoes and their ancestors are native to Ecuador, Peru and Brazil.
It is thought that the tomato might have been first domesticated in Mexico, but the wild variety originated around the Northern Andes.
Yeah. And then Corporate Agriculture patents it and charges $2 per seed, and sues anybody with a backyard garden whose plants get pollinated by their unwanted GMOs. I looked at buying an apple tree with pink flesh and was told I would have to sign a contract that not only would I not propagate this patent-pending tree, but I was also forbidden to grow seeds from it AND forbidden to sell the fruit. The idea behind this is good, but all these improved plants will be taken over by the Corporate Ag monopolies. They do not want us to be able to feed ourselves, period, and neither do the politicians they own. Control the food supply to control the population.
So just buy local seeds, not a patented one. What’s the problem? Tons of backyard gardens near me, everyone buys from local seed companies.
I mean, they only take over if we roll over and let them?
You're full of it
@@magesalmanac6424the problem is the principle of it. These giant companies should not be able to do this.
Actually dwarf tomato’s take the open source seed initiative, to avoid this exact problem. The open source seed initiative aims to protect back yard gardeners ability to buy and use seeds as we wish. So these tomatoes are the exact opposite of what you’re describing. They also aren’t GMO. They are made by breeding two types of tomato together. Though the video makes it seem like these dwarfs are coming from this scientists GMO works, they are unrelated to the dwarf tomato’s on the market currently. Open source seeds let gardeners use the seeds as they wish, totally unrestricted, and buy buying those seeds you agree you also won’t restrict or patent these seeds against other gardeners either.
This reminds me: i need to water my succulents. It's been at least 3 weeks, maybe more.
Hello, if you would like your seed project expanded I’d love to toss a few of ur seeds in my California garden please🤣
4:26 how can this be scaled to population density and impact climate change positively? Can you accept food waste for composting to alleviate methane production in landfills?
If would help to stop pricing out land and taxes of nearby farmers. Provide tax INCENTIVES for farmers. Farmers keep getting pushed out farther and farther from population centers.
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It's not what or how you plant its how much space they have available under them and above them.
Soil is important and sky is important if they can make it where are plants literally don't need cutting then fantastic.
If plants can be left alone to grow same with trees that can help.
Using native plants and trees is better then not.
Why when it's mostly a lack of diversity and the use of chemicals that's the problem.
Also planting native edible plants and trees will help as well.
Planting native edible plants and trees in the city can help reduce hunger for homeless and help remove some smells.
Also mulch around the tree if a tree company needs to cut it mulch it right away and put it around the tree no need to haul it and the tree and doil benefit from this.
Oh before you say the mess from the fruits just remember if people are eating them as they walk and homeless obviously will eat it but the ones on the ground well birds and the leftover sweep under the trees as mulch lol yes.
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5:36 also can we just keep some natural non gmo food? I’m one person and less is more for me. Dense nutrition is also better than quantity density.
Thank you, gmo is unnecessary and unnatural.
Gmo is harmless and the arguments against it fall through once you do actual research. We’re going to need gmo in the face of climate change.
Hate to break it to you, but everything you eat, your grandparents ate, and humans have four thousand of years is not natural. The only difference between selective breeding and most GMOs are efficiency and getting rid of unintended consequences.
Instead of needing dozens of generations to select for a trait, you only need a few.
Genetic engineering can easily increase nutritional value.
I'm on the fence about GMOs. Technically, they have the ability to make a difference, but so far they've been used very negatively (patented strains that cost an exorbitant amount and lock farmers into harmful contracts, not to mention encouraging the overuse of pesticides through Round-up readiness). History has shown that we can't really trust the people developing these crops to actually look out for the benefit of the common people.
It doesn't matter if the nutrients balance isn't met
Lawl, Raleigh as “urban.” 💀
“Green spaces are important for…plants.” Umm…plants MAKE green spaces?! Is PBS hiring? Because I am available.
the title says urban architecture, but i saw none here.
The title reads: "How Tomatoes are Revolutionizing Urban Farming."
I put a totally reasonable comment here about the dangers of GMO and it was removed. Makes me wonder who is so worried about information/opinions getting out there.
GMO’s by themselves are not dangerous. It’s the increased use of herbicides on specific gmo crops that is the danger.
@@CampingforCool41 GMO genes can be transferred via pollen and become part of the genome of other cultivars or wild varieties. We have no idea how those genes will affect phenotypes once they become part of the genome.
That isn’t a GMO specific issue, that’s a problem associated with cultivating anything non-wild type.
It is really hard to grow your own food and a huge city
The tomatoes at the city farm did not look appetising at all to me - sorry. They looked picked far too early so we’re not showcased well on the marketing opportunity!!