How Tomatoes are Revolutionizing Urban Farming
Video Story
By Niba
PBS Terra
Hungry Planet
Dce 13, 2023
Having a garden full of fresh food has multiple benefits, from nutrition to mental health. However, gardens take up space that many people in dense urban areas cannot access.
In this episode of Hungry Planet, Niba speaks with two groups trying to change this: Dr. Zachary Lippman at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, who is using genetic approaches to make dense tomato plants for cities and outer space; and Raleigh City Farm, a nonprofit that is growing traditionally cross-breed tomatoes from the Dwarf Tomato Project and reminding people that food comes from dirt… even city dirt!
