Re:Indoor farming: Good for cannabis, not so good for food
by Symbiote on Saturday January 02, 2016 @11:30AM
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Tomatoes are an excellent indicator of this, I think.
In the cheaper British supermarkets (e.g. Asda) or the normal range of the middle ones (Tesco, Sainsbury's) you could play billiards with the tomatoes, and they taste of nothing. They've been grown under glass in the Netherlands or (less often) England, and are bred and harvested for ease of transport, uniform appearance and shelf life.
In the more expensive supermarkets (Waitrose), or choosing the 'luxury' version in Tesco/Sainsbury's, they actually taste like tomatoes, but cost double.
Yet last time I went to Germany, I bought tomatoes from one of the ultra-budget shops and they were at least as good as Waitrose.
(Last time I went to the USA, I couldn't actually find fresh produce for sale…)
In the cheaper British supermarkets (e.g. Asda) or the normal range of the middle ones (Tesco, Sainsbury's) you could play billiards with the tomatoes, and they taste of nothing. They've been grown under glass in the Netherlands or (less often) England, and are bred and harvested for ease of transport, uniform appearance and shelf life.
In the more expensive supermarkets (Waitrose), or choosing the 'luxury' version in Tesco/Sainsbury's, they actually taste like tomatoes, but cost double.
Yet last time I went to Germany, I bought tomatoes from one of the ultra-budget shops and they were at least as good as Waitrose.
(Last time I went to the USA, I couldn't actually find fresh produce for sale…)