Eat Your Vegetables With Your Microbes

A project in Chester, NH by Laura Wolfer
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Support our research on the microbiome of fruits and vegetables comparing organic (non-monoculture) to conventional produce.
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Funded: $6,242 of $6,000
Dates: Oct 6th -> Nov 20th (46 days)
Project By: Laura Wolfer
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Latest News

Food for Thought!

November 11th - via: kickstarter.com
One of our wonderful contributors had the following question:  "is there a difference between organically grown produce and produce grown with sustainable or eco-farming methods? As far as the microbiota of the soil and thereafter the body wouldn't... (Read More)

We're almost there...

November 7th - via: kickstarter.com
What's on your pumpkin? 1.  We're taken aback by everyone's generosity, Thank you again for your support! 2.  We're putting together gift baskets which will be ready to send out as soon as the campaign ends! 3.  We are meeting with an academic... (Read More)

Co-evolution time line....

October 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
Did you know we co-evolved with bacteria from the begining of human time. Our immune system is geared towards being in contact with these bacteria. Their absence,as we grow from infant to toddler and beyond, causes an excessively active immune... (Read More)

Let me guess what you're thinking... Can bacteria on our food survive digestion?

October 15th - via: kickstarter.com
Yes! Although many are killed by stomach acid or our immune system some bacteria inevitably get through to the gut. Remember that when we’re born, we have very few microbes. We are colonized by ‘ingesting’ friendly bacteria from our... (Read More)

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