(for the TLA June Journal) We know that a visitor’s quick glance inside the Farm gives the impression that all is calm and quiet…that once the seeds go in the ground it’s just a matter of waiting for the food to ripen and then be served at dinner. WELL… We Skidaway Farmers are ANYTHING BUT just waiting around for the bountiful harvest to bless our dinner tables. In fact, this past month two big projects were taken on and completed by a squad of willing volunteers! Both projects were made easier by the ever-present help the Farm gratefully receives […]
Daily Archives: June 1, 2012
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Growing tomatoes is a complicated, sometimes frustrating task. And here in humid Savannah, it’s even more of a challenge… seeing that tomatoes need so much water to ripen to that delectable redness we all desire! But given our addiction to these succulent, sweet “fruits” of the Solanaceae family, we Farmers keep trying to crack the elusive code that will give us that perfect tomato harvest we remember from our childhood. Well, we aren’t alone in this endeavor! A group of plant geneticists from 14 countries has spent nine years decoding the tomato genome in the hope of breeding better ones. […]