How Tomatoes are Revolutionizing Urban Farming

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!

Learn more:
Raleigh City Farm: https://www.instagram.com/raleighcityfarm
Dr. Zachary Lippman: https://www.cshl.edu/a-new-tomato-ideal-for-urban-gardens-and-even-outer-space/

*additional credit: Production Assistant - Danielle Clardy

Hungry Planet is a joint production between Helicase Media LLC and STEMedia Inc. Original Production Funding Provided by National Science Foundation - Grant No. 2120006 Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.

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