Launch HN: Boost Biomes (YC S19) – Microbes for better crop yields, shelf life

Re:Launch HN: Boost Biomes (YC S19) – Microbes for better cr... by baron816 on Tuesday August 13, 2019 @04:37PM (#20689971)

Best of luck. Something like 25% of food that’s grown won’t be eaten because of, among other things, spoilage. Keeping food fresh for longer would mean not using as much land or as much fertilizer for agriculture.

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Re:Launch HN: Boost Biomes (YC S19) – Microbes for better cr... by refurb on Tuesday August 13, 2019 @05:23PM (#20690405)

Isn’t a decent amount of spoilage due to processes internal to the product (e.g. over ripening) versus some external microbe?

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Re:Launch HN: Boost Biomes (YC S19) – Microbes for better cr... by jbacher on Wednesday August 14, 2019 @12:36AM (#20692750)

Yes. There are other companies that seek to preserve freshness. Our products specifically target fungal infections.

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Re:Launch HN: Boost Biomes (YC S19) – Microbes for better cr... by jbacher on Wednesday August 14, 2019 @12:35AM (#20692746)

Thanks! In the US, >50% if fruits and vegetables are wasted. (Not all because of fungal rot, of course.)

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