Horticulture professor Thomas Björkman is breeding new varieties of broccoli that thrive in the eastern climate. His research as part of the Eastern Broccoli Project could mean fresher, better tasting broccoli grown in New York and other eastern states, reducing the demand for the vegetable grown and shipped from California.
This web exclusive to the PBS documentary In Defense of Food takes a look at Björkman’s research and his effort to create a year-round supply of high-quality, Eastern-grown broccoli.