8. We want more locally-produced tomatoes!
The goal:
produce
50% of our
tomatoes
within New
England
by 2060
Brian M. Donohue
Associate Professor of American
Environmental Studies
Brandeis University
9. We want more locally-produced tomatoes!
This requires
supporting
the success
and growth
of local
tomato
farmers
10. Let’s “high-tech” the local
tomato chain together!
RESTAURANTS
AND CHEFS
UNIVERSITY
CAFETERIAS
FOOD
TRUCKS
RETAILERS
TECHNOLOGY
11. Welcome to the Internet of Tomatoes Project!
PRODUCTIVITY
No disease
Maximum yield
Right water
Right heat
Right soil
Right light
When to harvest
Goal: Reconcile
Productivity and Taste
HEALTHY
Lycopene
SAFE
Minimize chemicals
TASTE
Sweet
Acid
Low
water
content
Salt
12. Our local farmers are going high-tech…
Monitoring Environmental Conditions
13. Local chefs and consumers are also going high-tech…
Evaluating Tomato Chemistry
31st Boston
Tomato
Contest
14. We’re building a Star Trek™-like “Tomato Tricorder”
Learn everything you
want to know
about that Tomato…
…without
destroying it!
Flavor Profile
Organic
Analysis
15. Join us to make Boston the hub of the
next technology revolution: Ag-Food-Tech
BEST
FOOD BEST
TECH
BEST
AGRICULTURE