and then disney announced they were collaborating with hitler to design a new amusement park.....

June 23, 2009

Monsanto, Dole in vegetable collaboration

Tue Jun 23, 2009 8:27am EDT

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Monsanto Co and Dole Fresh Vegetables Inc said on

Tuesday that they would collaborate to develop vegetables that could

be more attractive to consumers.

Monsanto and Dole said they would use plant breeding to improve the

nutrition, flavor, color, texture, taste and aroma of the vegetables.

The five-year collaboration will focus on broccoli, cauliflower,

lettuce and spinach, the companies said.

If new products were created under the collaboration, they could be

commercialized by Dole in North America.

(Reporting by Jessica Wohl, editing by Gerald E. McCormick)

June 23, 2009

Finally! Square blue carrots that taste like pineapple.

Or bright red cauliflower that tastes like french fries.

Lettuce that tastes like bacon.

The mind reels.

At 9:49 AM -0700 6/23/09, fraggle wrote:

>Monsanto, Dole in vegetable collaboration

>Tue Jun 23, 2009 8:27am EDT

>

>CHICAGO (Reuters) - Monsanto Co and Dole Fresh Vegetables Inc said on

>Tuesday that they would collaborate to develop vegetables that could

>be more attractive to consumers.

>Monsanto and Dole said they would use plant breeding to improve the

>nutrition, flavor, color, texture, taste and aroma of the vegetables.

>The five-year collaboration will focus on broccoli, cauliflower,

>lettuce and spinach, the companies said.

>

>If new products were created under the collaboration, they could be

>commercialized by Dole in North America.

>

>(Reporting by Jessica Wohl, editing by Gerald E. McCormick)

June 24, 2009

Y'know, in my experience the best way to improve the nutrition, flavour,

colour, etc. of vegetables is to grow them in your own garden, and then pick

and eat them fresh...

BB

Peter

>

> At 9:49 AM -0700 6/23/09, fraggle wrote:

>>Monsanto, Dole in vegetable collaboration

>>Tue Jun 23, 2009 8:27am EDT

>>

>>CHICAGO (Reuters) - Monsanto Co and Dole Fresh Vegetables Inc said on

>>Tuesday that they would collaborate to develop vegetables that could

>>be more attractive to consumers.

>>Monsanto and Dole said they would use plant breeding to improve the

>>nutrition, flavor, color, texture, taste and aroma of the vegetables.

>>The five-year collaboration will focus on broccoli, cauliflower,

>>lettuce and spinach, the companies said.

>>

>>If new products were created under the collaboration, they could be

>>commercialized by Dole in North America.

>>

>>(Reporting by Jessica Wohl, editing by Gerald E. McCormick)

>

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>

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June 24, 2009

Yes! Nothing I can buy, not even from the farmers' market, is as good

as what I can grow.

Also, I know my homegrown food doesn't have GMOs, pesticides, or even

manure residues, and wasn't grown with blood meal or bone meal or

fish fertilizer.

At 8:11 AM +0100 6/24/09, Peter wrote:

>Y'know, in my experience the best way to improve the nutrition, flavour,

>colour, etc. of vegetables is to grow them in your own garden, and then pick

>and eat them fresh...

>

>BB

>Peter

>

>>

>> At 9:49 AM -0700 6/23/09, fraggle wrote:

>>>Monsanto, Dole in vegetable collaboration

>>>Tue Jun 23, 2009 8:27am EDT

>>>

>>>CHICAGO (Reuters) - Monsanto Co and Dole Fresh Vegetables Inc said on

>>>Tuesday that they would collaborate to develop vegetables that could

>>>be more attractive to consumers.

>>>Monsanto and Dole said they would use plant breeding to improve the

>>>nutrition, flavor, color, texture, taste and aroma of the vegetables.

>>>The five-year collaboration will focus on broccoli, cauliflower,

>>>lettuce and spinach, the companies said.

>>>

>>>If new products were created under the collaboration, they could be

>>>commercialized by Dole in North America.

>>>

>>>(Reporting by Jessica Wohl, editing by Gerald E. McCormick)

>>

>> ---

>>

>> To send an email to

>> -! Groups Links

>>

>

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June 24, 2009

if only my yard were bigger

and the squirrels would stop running off with the tomatoes...and zucchini....and...

i don't mind sharing, but..sheesh....

even the snails look upset this year.....

yarrow Jun 24, 2009 11:59 AM Re: and then disney announced they were collaborating with hitler to design a new amusement park.....

Yes! Nothing I can buy, not even from the farmers' market, is as good as what I can grow.Also, I know my homegrown food doesn't have GMOs, pesticides, or even manure residues, and wasn't grown with blood meal or bone meal or fish fertilizer.At 8:11 AM +0100 6/24/09, Peter wrote:>Y'know, in my experience the best way to improve the nutrition, flavour,>colour, etc. of vegetables is to grow them in your own garden, and then pick>and eat them fresh...>>BB>Peter>>>>> At 9:49 AM -0700 6/23/09, fraggle wrote:>>>Monsanto, Dole in vegetable collaboration>>>Tue Jun 23, 2009 8:27am EDT>>>>>>>>>CHICAGO (Reuters) - Monsanto Co and Dole Fresh Vegetables Inc said on>>>Tuesday that they would collaborate to develop vegetables that could>>>be more attractive to consumers.>>>Monsanto and Dole said they would use plant breeding to improve the>>>nutrition, flavor, color, texture, taste and aroma of the vegetables.>>>The five-year collaboration will focus on broccoli, cauliflower,>>>lettuce and spinach, the companies said.>>>>>>If new products were created under the collaboration, they could be>>>commercialized by Dole in North America.>>>>>>(Reporting by Jessica Wohl, editing by Gerald E. McCormick)>>>>>> --->>>> To send an email to>> -