07-29-2009, 06:36 PM
People buy 'organic' because it's better nutrition or because it theoretically has much fewer pesticides ?
Selective breeding for storage / growing / visual appeal is certainly the case with tomatoes. Those greenhouse grown perfect tomatoes that don't taste like anything are a perfect example.
If you need to know what a tomato is 'supposed' to taste like, grow an heirloom regular tomato and eat it straight fresh picked off the vine. Or stop a local produce farmer's market (not one that imports , though. Some do.)
Selective breeding for storage / growing / visual appeal is certainly the case with tomatoes. Those greenhouse grown perfect tomatoes that don't taste like anything are a perfect example.
If you need to know what a tomato is 'supposed' to taste like, grow an heirloom regular tomato and eat it straight fresh picked off the vine. Or stop a local produce farmer's market (not one that imports , though. Some do.)