tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8417553948608280671.post4041881234940848934..comments2023-05-05T01:04:59.396-07:00Comments on Poem Box: Tastes Like A TomatoPoem Boxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02474785804108483244noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8417553948608280671.post-12821621056417007912011-06-05T15:07:39.622-07:002011-06-05T15:07:39.622-07:00I think $6.99 per pound IS a lot to pay for tomato...I think $6.99 per pound IS a lot to pay for tomatoes -- I've sold individual tomatoes at $7 and $8 a piece -- but I also think that we need, as a culture, to reexamine the cost of our food. If you want vegetables that are grown in an environmentally-responsible way by farmers who live near to you, you're going to have to pay more than you would for something flown in from South America.<br /><br />In addition, a lot of the people who complain to me about the price are dressed expensively, and no doubt pay a ton in rent -- this is New York City, after all -- and on their morning latte and on and on. So it's a little hard to take them seriously when they complain about their tomato costing $4 instead of $2. <br /><br />That said, a lot of people really just can't swing the cost, and I am sympathetic to that. At bottom, though, I guess I think it's a matter of reevaluating our consumer priorities -- spending less on X so you can afford the good produce. It's about reconsidering one's values.Poem Boxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02474785804108483244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8417553948608280671.post-43549146466965740152011-06-05T12:26:40.133-07:002011-06-05T12:26:40.133-07:00And...what do you think about that?And...what do you think about that?C Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08598500930695788895noreply@blogger.com