103. Can a Tomato Be Cube-Shaped?

About this episode

Cindy West explores the concept of cube-shaped tomatoes to discuss plant traits and human influence on food.

Can a tomato really be cube-shaped? Mrs. Cindy uses this surprising question to explain how plant traits change over time and how humans influence the foods we grow. This topic continues in a companion No Sweat Nature Study class that explains GMOs simply and in an age-appropriate way. Learn more at NoSweatNatureStudy.com . Use the code NOSWEAT for $10 off your first payment of a quarterly subscription. Visit the show notes page . See the book list of your nature-themed book suggestions. Share pictures of your nature studies on Instagram or Facebook. Be sure to tag @OurJourneyWestward so Mrs. Cindy will see them! Please subscribe to the podcast and leave a rating and review if you enjoy the episodes. Thank you! It helps the podcast so much! :)

People in this episode

Host: Cindy West

Topics covered

• plant traits
• GMOs
• food growth
• nature study
• education

Keywords

• tomato
• cube-shaped
• plant traits
• GMOs
• nature study
• education
• family

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No Sweat Nature Study

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Organizations: No Sweat Nature Study, Instagram, Facebook, NoSweatNatureStudy.com

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