Do you reckon buying organic vegetables would help alleviate that in the US?
Here in the UK, it seems to be effective for obtaining decent tasting tomatoes. The non-organic ones can taste very bad.
Here in the UK, it seems to be effective for obtaining decent tasting tomatoes. The non-organic ones can taste very bad.
Artificial ripening just accelerates the natural process so I wouldn't be surprised if it can be appplied to organics too.
It seems to be especially hard to find good tomatoes in stores, organic or not. Tomatoes become bruised/damaged very easily during shipment. Customers don't buy bruised product so I think supermarkets have responded by offering more dense but less tasteful varietys.
If taste is your concern, growing your own is the best option. If you buy in stores try the smaller varietys and the ones that feel softer to the touch.