Georgia Farm Bureau's vegetable selection guide

[TheDens]

From Georgia Neighbors, the Georgia Farm Bureau's magazine. The article is called, "Buyer's Guide to Georgia's Fresh Fruit and Vegetables."

TOMATOES:
Look for well-formed tomatoes that are smooth, ripe and blemish-free. Fully ripe tomatoes will be a consistent, rich red color and will be slightly soft. For tomatoes not quite fully ripe, look for color ranging from pink to light red and firm texture. Tomatoes with the stems attached lose moisture more slowly and stay fresh longer. Avoid overripe and bruised tomatoes which are soft and watery. Tomatoes should not have green or yellow areas or cracks near the stem scar. Avoid tomatoes with soft spots, depressed areas, or surface mold. If tomatoes need ripening, store them at room temperature. Don't store tomatoes in the refrigerator unless they're fully ripe. The cold temperatures might keep them from ripening. Store tomatoes stem-up, to avoid bruising the shoulders.

Sooo... they want everyone to buy pretty, perfect red tasteless tomatoes from the grocery store. And we wonder why nobody wants to try yellow, green, black, or bicolor tomatoes.

Denna

[kimpossible]

Blech... Gross... Yuck... :wink:

[carolyn137]

Denna,

The Farm Bureau would make such suggestion b'c they support the commercial farmer, so I'm not at all surprised at their comments.

[travis]

I'd like to see the Farm Bureau's description of just what a perfect farmer looks like and which abberations should be culled from that population.

PV