Organic Tomatoes
I just ate an organic tomato with my dinner. That's what the package said. I'm just wondering what an inorganic tomato tastes like? Or do organic tomatoes just cost more?
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Every year some of my family members are involved in a cooperative effort to grow tomatoes as well as other commonly used veggies and herbs.
The one with the land gets some help with planting from the rest of us but is responsible for pruning and watering on a daily basis.
I spend late winter nights going thru catalogues, buying the seeds and seedlings. I'm partial to heirloom stock but have no problem with certain modern version/varitals(sp?) especially for cooked tomatoes.
No Miracle-Gro or other commercial fertilizers are harmed in the growing of the produce. It's all compost, sea hay, and manure (horse) tea. Which to me is the truest definition of organic as it relates to produce.
During the harvest period we meet at the landowner's home and commence canning and prepping for flash freezing and dehydration.
We divvy up the harvest by family size which works out fine since the 4 households involved range in size from 1 person to 3 people.
RE: USDA Organic label. I have to disagree with you on it's value,rockhillmanor. It's more stringently enforced and written than say, the USDA produce grading system, which is all about appearances (how much bruising with no regard for taste) of fruit and vegetables, yet still is basically a self certifying system which is part of it's inherent weakness.
Would love to know what your preserving "bibles" are, Little Kopit. I'm partial to the 'Joy of Cooking' and an out of print book I received as a gift from the ex's grand aunt. Gives me fond memories of her.
The one with the land gets some help with planting from the rest of us but is responsible for pruning and watering on a daily basis.
I spend late winter nights going thru catalogues, buying the seeds and seedlings. I'm partial to heirloom stock but have no problem with certain modern version/varitals(sp?) especially for cooked tomatoes.
No Miracle-Gro or other commercial fertilizers are harmed in the growing of the produce. It's all compost, sea hay, and manure (horse) tea. Which to me is the truest definition of organic as it relates to produce.
During the harvest period we meet at the landowner's home and commence canning and prepping for flash freezing and dehydration.
We divvy up the harvest by family size which works out fine since the 4 households involved range in size from 1 person to 3 people.
RE: USDA Organic label. I have to disagree with you on it's value,rockhillmanor. It's more stringently enforced and written than say, the USDA produce grading system, which is all about appearances (how much bruising with no regard for taste) of fruit and vegetables, yet still is basically a self certifying system which is part of it's inherent weakness.
Would love to know what your preserving "bibles" are, Little Kopit. I'm partial to the 'Joy of Cooking' and an out of print book I received as a gift from the ex's grand aunt. Gives me fond memories of her.
