tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7549236711664794433.post3587181408664297284..comments2022-12-02T22:38:49.135-05:00Comments on Localrootz Project: Day 090 LocalrootZ Project (March 31,2010)Lukadukehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06248709276315492161noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7549236711664794433.post-35443317924010200222010-04-04T08:47:33.605-04:002010-04-04T08:47:33.605-04:00Hi Meaghan,
Thanks for the link... interesting art...Hi Meaghan,<br />Thanks for the link... interesting article! I find it interesting how they preach about the predator wasps they use for pest prevention but they fail to mention the amounts of pesticides they pump into the factory. Being a produce manager by day I pride myself in knowing exactly what I am putting on the shelf for my customers and they (backyard beauties) refuse to answer my calls or emails. The amount of resources they burn in order to get tomatoes out their door on a consistent basis is ridiculous. I endorse Olivia's Garden out of New Gloucester! Scott is dedicated to pesticide free hydroponics (essentially organic however USDA does not recognize any hydroponics as organic) Anyhow Olivia's is a much much smaller operation who only lights the greenhouse with that great big ball in the sky rather than using artificial lighting...that is why he will gap during very rainy stretches or during those winter months where sunlight hours are very limited. Ill post a rundown on local tomatoes in the heat of tomato season !<br /><br />Thanks for reading and thanks for leaving a comment !Lukadukehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06248709276315492161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7549236711664794433.post-3405981744515538032010-04-01T09:10:50.523-04:002010-04-01T09:10:50.523-04:00I wasn't familiar with Backyard Beauties, but ...I wasn't familiar with Backyard Beauties, but they were featured in the New York Times recently. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/31/dining/31tomato.html?scp=1&sq=tomatoes%20maine&st=cse I was a little freaked out by the amount of energy greenhouse growing consumes.Meaghanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00375152882504283674noreply@blogger.com