Is it okay to buy tomatoes in January just because they are organic? Probably not, according to an article in the New York Times that reveals seven and a half tons of tomatoes and basil are trucked or flown from Mexico every day to satisfy America’s growing taste for “organic.”
I’m pretty sure people buy organic because they want chemical- or pesticide-free food and to support the friendly looking, small-time farmer usually pictured on the labels of most organic goods. Turns out, we’ve all been duped because some suppliers are robbing Mexico’s natural resources and producing energy-intensive produce. Kind of takes the warm and fuzzy out of spending $1 more for my organic spinach.
This just reinforces Farm and a Frying Pan’s rule of prioritizing seasonal or local first, and then organic food.
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