tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post8466536639432583803..comments2024-03-28T19:30:05.381-04:00Comments on Adam's Apples: Comment of the dayAdamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06245776593991049317noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-79330224627500289692015-07-21T20:43:24.053-04:002015-07-21T20:43:24.053-04:00Nope, I get to thank you, Steven. I've been me...Nope, I get to thank you, Steven. I've been meaning to point to your stuff for a while, you just made it super easy.<br /><br />Red Delicious is a cautionary tale. I think that farmers and breeders took a little of that lesson in, at least I hope so.Adamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06245776593991049317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-54458188378987973602015-07-21T08:55:52.808-04:002015-07-21T08:55:52.808-04:00Thanks Adam! The industrial food system is a doub...Thanks Adam! The industrial food system is a double edged sword. It's utility cannot, and should not, be denied, but if we aren't conscious of it's faults, and we accept it as our sole source of nourishment, we are asking to get reamed in so many ways. I believe alternatives very much involve breeding, not only for apples, but for all food plants.These people are turning out some really good work, and I think it will get better. But, I think their motivation remains essentially the same and they just learned some valuable lessons about how to go wrong with the red delicious scenario. It seems unlikely that amateur breeders could achieve some of the results they are going to get with disease resistance without some kind of cooperative effort, but we can still make use of those genes eventually. I really appreciate the leg up. I think about this stuff a lot and it's nice to be heard!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-81518282744080533962015-07-21T02:36:34.521-04:002015-07-21T02:36:34.521-04:00Glad to see Steven's work getting some more vi...Glad to see Steven's work getting some more visibility - great stuff.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com