Heirloom Vs GMO's

 

 

 Heirloom plants are among the most desirable plants because of their reliability and sustainability if you know how to save the seeds. Heirlooms may go through  'stabilization' where the plant reverts back to the parent. These plants, because of their long history are reliable sources of food for years to come. GMO's (genetically modified organisms) are modified in order to give them desirable traits found in other organisms such as size, taste, color and yield. Heirlooms and GMO's are both beneficial to farmers as they are both working toward a common goal to increase quality crop.

 

At the end of the day all GMO's are not bad and Heirlooms are good. GMO's have been around long before the hype. Yes, heirlooms are beneficial, however, GMO's should not be written off because the fear labeling on food products.

 

https://agfundernews.com/the-role-of-heirloom-crops-vs-genetic-engineering-in-future-food-systems.html

 

https://migardener.com/difference-gmo-hybrid-organic-heirloom-seeds/

A Genetic Fix to Put the Taste Back in Tomatoes

Dr. Harry J. Klee and his colleagues from University of Florida, explain how the delicious taste of tomatoes has been drained over the decades. Your average tomatoes found at the supermarket contain a bland taste, sugar and chemicals. Over the course of years, they sequenced the full genome of 400 tomatoes heirloom, wild and modern. After analyzing they were able to identify 26 genes providing flavorful volatiles. Dr. Klee produced these tomatoes and held a taste panel of different groups. Between men and women, between young and old, between foodies and nonfoodies.  From the results he walked alway bothered, we have trained the young generations to pick the supermarket tomatoes than a good old flavorful tomato. For those who did enjoyed the tasty tomatoes or who is interested may for a small donation of $10 receive a packet of seeds of this new best-tasting heirloom and modern variety.