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comment by elizabeth
elizabeth  ·  2488 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Shake it up. Offer up one somewhat unpopular opinion that you hold.

I like organic for totally selfish reasons I'll admit - it just tastes better. Sorry, but strawberries I bought last week tasted like water and almost were at apple-level of crunchiness. Them organic local strawberries are the best (even if they are the size of a gmo raspberry).





snoodog  ·  2488 days ago  ·  link  ·  

They taste better probably because they are slightly more perishable and therefore had to be sourced closer. The same strawberry could be grown using conventional methods to taste as good or better. I think it's just supper hard to differentiate good tasting berries from bland ones when the good tasting ones look the same or uglier and thus get the price premium.

It's strawberry season BTW go out and pick some local ones. The farm fresh ones will blow you mind. No need for organic

thenewgreen  ·  2487 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Maybe the question should be more about heirloom v conventional?

Most conventional veggies and fruits have been bred for packaging and aesthetics over flavor. Consider the conventional tomato. It is bright red, has a thick skin and is shaped to perfectly fit in a packaged box. It tastes like water. Conversely, Heirloom tomatos are oddly shaped and multi colored and taste so much better. But are harder to package and sell.

cgod  ·  2488 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I've never had a good organic sweet potato. I don't know why that is but I won't even consider buying one again.