World’s largest vertical strawberry farm opens in Jersey City

Re:World’s largest vertical strawberry farm opens in Jersey ... by zokier on Saturday May 21, 2022 @07:16AM (#31456915)

> What surprised me the most about growing my own fruits and vegetables in my back yard is that many of the cultivars for standard things like tomatoes, strawberries, etc. are bred to survive transport at the expense of flavor.

I might be in a bubble, but I would have thought this to have been common knowledge for ages?

I got gut feeling that it is even bit outdated info at this point, and the trend is swinging back towards improving flavor instead of so solely focused on yields and transportability (etc).

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Re:World’s largest vertical strawberry farm opens in Jersey ... by yardie on Saturday May 21, 2022 @07:41AM (#31457031)

It’s seasonal. In North America it’s very easy to get locally grown fruits during spring and summer. But once the fruit season is over you have to import those fruits from Mexico and South America. And they will require being transportable and we’re back to flavorless.

Now I’ve seen the vegetable farms in Europe that are equipped with plastic greenhouses to extend the growing season. Which is lacking in the US. Farmers prefer GMO, hardier fruit that can stand the cold rather than expensive bubbles.

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