I agree. Fresh local ingredients are always BEST. The closer to home
your food is the better. I will grow my own tomatoes again this year and
herbs as well. There is just nothing better than a homegrown VIRGINIA tomato.
It's my own delicassy. My mouth is watering just thinking about it.
Florida just cannot compete in producing a perfect succulent, flavorful tomato.
Maybe it has something to do with warm weather all year long. They need
to just stick to producing oranges & leave the tomatoes to us.
I use canned tomatoes all winter. My mother used to can our own tomatoes and
peaches. Well we would go pick the peaches at local farms since we didn't grow
our own peaches.