While I fully believe farm fresh, local, organic food is tastier, more nutritious, better for the world, and more nurturing for our bodies and souls, there exists a fact that might be considered a downside to turning away from conventional early picking and gassing to ripeness - some fresh produce doesn’t last as long as it’s supermarket cousin.
This makes sense when you consider what it takes to get a factory-farmed tomato to stay pretty and red in a pile in the produce section, wee (...)
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