> but there's a big difference between a store bought tomato that was stored in a fridge for months and a fresh tomato that comes out of the garden of my paren

> but there's a big difference between a store bought tomato that was stored in a fridge for months and a fresh tomato that comes out of the garden of my parents. You're saying exactly the same that the article. It is not the way that it is grown, it tastes differently because they are picked before maturity. Take an organic tomato before it completely maturates and you will have the same insipid tomato.