>"Organic" is a marketing term, not a descriptor of the production process. I generally agree with this, but with the caveat that tomatoes are an exception as

>"Organic" is a marketing term, not a descriptor of the production process. I generally agree with this, but with the caveat that tomatoes are an exception as I understand it. It's nothing to do with being GMO or pesticides used, but rather the fact that conventionally grown tomatoes are generally harvested significantly pre-ripening, and then gassed with ethylene to promote them turning red. My understanding -- and if I'm wrong about this someone please do chime in -- is that ethylene gassing isn't acceptable for tomatoes that are labeled organic (but is for some "organic" fruits like bananas). It's possible it's all placebo, but tomatoes are the one fruit/vegetable I tend toward actually using organic as result.