Source: GENETIC LITERACY PROJECT, 5/4/18


In a Nebraska field, thousands of acres of winter wheat stretch to the horizon. In California, workers pick strawberries in a field that has grown no other crop for the past eight years. And in Maryland, a single tomato plant grows in a single pot.
What do these have in common?They could all fall under the phrase “monoculture.” Okay, that last one with the tomato is a bit of a stretch, but it's an example that underscores how simplistic this discussion often plays out. 

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