Warminster, Pennsylvania, USA
August 12, 2010

Burpee's director of horticulture, Grace Romero, will conduct a live demonstration of Burpee's revolutionary new breeding techniques that enable the company to breed Heirlooms with all the beneficial attributes of hybrids -- disease-resistance, high-yield and heartiness without sacrificing the superior flavor associated with heirlooms. Burpee's best heirloom-hybrid tomatoes will be available for tasting.

The debate over which is better, hybrids or heirlooms, has escalated in recent years with heirloom devotees vociferously attacking hybrids as being second class fruits and vegetables with no place in a serious garden. And while W. Atlee Burpee & Co. has steadfastly defended the right of both to endure in the garden and on the kitchen table, MEDIA DAY 2010 AT FORDHOOK FARM should render all past diatribe "moot."

Website: http://www.burpee.com/

Published: August 12, 2010