# Domesticating wild and semi-wild species

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**Category:** General Discussions\
**Tags:** breeding\
**Created:** [June 12, 2023, 2:42am UTC](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/domesticating-wild-and-semi-wild-species/1193 "2023-06-12T02:42:59Z")\
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**Post date:** [June 12, 2023, 6:06am UTC](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/domesticating-wild-and-semi-wild-species/1193/2 "2023-06-12T06:06:34Z")

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Hi, Shane! I love this question. I hope there are lots of people doing it.

Obviously there’s me, the lady in a desert who has gone [bananas.](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/a-banana-for-the-desert/330)

I know Joseph Lofthouse is working with several wild tomato species in order to breed promiscuous tomatoes. There are a number of other people in this community following his lead, which is very cool.

Who else is working on domesticating new edible species?

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