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Insight on plant breeding: Vilmorin created a new agricultural cultivar of carrots from wild stock within 4 generations. Later determined this was only possible if wild source was developed in another place. That is, seaside wild carrots can be bred inland, but inland wild carrots can't.

Soup bunches (a bundle of all the herbs and vegetables necessary for a good cohesive soup) are a neat idea - a lot of labor on the vendor's end, and a seemingly low storage time, but it would certainly help consumers figure out how to use/combine all of the parts of their CSA box (for instance).