Hi All,

I have read that it is not such a good idea to eat carrots, potatoes and even beets because they are all hybridized. I have carrots daily and beets 2-3 times per week. Yikes!

Is also recommended that we avoid any seedless fruit as they are all hybrids. That I kinda knew. Even biblical really. The original design before Adam and Eve screwed things up. ha! or not so ha.

Then God said, “Behold, I have given you every plant yielding seed that is on the surface of all the earth, and every tree which has fruit yielding seed; it shall be food for you; and to every beast of the earth and to every bird of the sky and to every thing that moves on the earth which has life, I have given every green plant for food”; and it was so. Genesis 1: 29 & 30

Anyone know how in the world we can find non-hybrid produce and be assured that it is just that?

Does Heirloom always mean non-hybrid???

Thanks

Mindy

Hi Mindy,

Heirloom always means non-hybrid. Many,even, organic growers are growing out hybrid seed. Personally I do not like it either. So, one needs to know the variety name to know if the crop is from open pollinated seed. When one buys food from a store, including co-ops, etc., the variety name is often not listed. Apples and other fruit are named because many are grafted varieties onto another root stock and many are familiar with the qualities associated with that name .

Likely Kale is from an OP variety: Red Russian, White Russian, and Lacinato (Italian, Black, Dinosaur). So are a lot of lettuces. I will try to think of more.

Thanks Vermont! What you are saying is similar to what I was told from someone else. She's from Seed Savers Exchange. She said that NOT all Heirloom's are non-hybrids so to be careful. Heirloom simply points to it's age and having been in a family for 100 or more years. Interesting.

She said that what I want to look for is Open Pollinated as most all of them have never been hybridized. She said that there are a handful that have been and to be sure and ask.

Mindy

I don't worry about hybrid,in fact, I like some of the hybrids, like pluots, aprium, oro blanco, etc. If you think about it, hybrid people are more attractive than the pure-bred (or in-bred) people.

There are hybrids I like also. It just seems that non hybrid would be the best choice when able. The less human-tampering, the more natural the state...the better. If I am going to garden, I might has well go for the gusto, I figure!



Thanks Prana!

Mindy