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  • From: "Wiediger, Alison" <awiediger AT HART.k12.ky.us>
  • To: 'Market Farming' <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: RE: [Market-farming] American food attitudes
  • Date: Mon, 29 Mar 2004 09:24:10 -0600

It always amazes me the customers at Farmers' Market who will pass up the
beautiful, fully ripe, wonderfully fragrant tomatoes for those that are at
best half-ripe. but, knowing that they will be there, we always have a box
or two of under-ripe tomatoes - and we never take them home. Education is
our job as much as growing the wonderful food - but sometimes it is a little
discouraging trying to convince the American palate.

Alison Wiediger, Au Naturel Farm

> ----------
> From: Bill Shoemaker[SMTP:wshoemak AT inil.com]
> Interesting idea. As someone who grew up on farm-freash food and who
> nows lives on the edge of affluent suburbia, I'm amazed at the responses
> of
> people to truly ripe, fresh, quality produce. While some are favorable
> amazed, others show preference to underripe, not-so-fresh produce typical
> of
> the local market. After all, that's what they grew up eating. So I think
> your answer is yes. And I think the tampering is purposeful.
>
> Bill Shoemaker
> Sr Research Specialist, Food Crops
> Univ of Illinois - St Charles Hort Research Center
>
>




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