It's a result of breeding for shipping across the country and storage too. Heirloom tomatoes could never make it to a grocery store intact. And a demand to eat everything out of season.
It doesn't have to be that way, but intensive/non-local and non-seasonal agriculture requires ecological degradation that is largely ignored. Not to mention the horrid working conditions the people spraying agrochemicals on food have to endure.
There's plenty of seasonal vegetables in winter, and tons of recipes from cultures that experience harsh winters, too. don't require refrigeration, be they canned or dried.
It's a result of breeding for shipping across the country and storage too. Heirloom tomatoes could never make it to a grocery store intact. And a demand to eat everything out of season.
I mean on one hand yes, on the other hand, I don't want to eat salted beef and dried pumpkins all winter like they did pre-refrigeration
Salted beef would be a luxury. More like salt cod - and I don't mean an angry gamer
well, cod's gone
So dried pumpkin, cabbage, potatoes, pickled food, apples, beans, lentils, nuts, grain, and cheese it is
It doesn't have to be that way, but intensive/non-local and non-seasonal agriculture requires ecological degradation that is largely ignored. Not to mention the horrid working conditions the people spraying agrochemicals on food have to endure.
There's plenty of seasonal vegetables in winter, and tons of recipes from cultures that experience harsh winters, too.
don't require refrigeration, be they canned or dried.