Price of tomatoes

[akdiver 3]

Cost of heating a greenhouse is likely to be greater than the cost of just buying tomatoes. They're raising rates again soon, I think January 1 by another 20% ):

[palilover 1]

What you can have though is community greenhouse so other people can grow their veggies with youa nd then split the cost of teh greenhouse and running it. Of course, do it with people you trust though or your veggies will come up missing!! Just a thought anyways

for milk, does the taste of milk that has been frozen differ greatly from the fresh?

[MrsCat 6]

I dunno - this might be novel - don't buy it, go without tomatoes.

Or - drive to the Matanuska Valley and buy a giant tomato. Surely that will last a month or two.

[KarenCee 3]

What you can have though is community greenhouse so other people can grow their veggies with youa nd then split the cost of teh greenhouse and running it. Of course, do it with people you trust though or your veggies will come up missing!! Just a thought anyways

for milk, does the taste of milk that has been frozen differ greatly from the fresh?

Somewhat, but IMHO it's not enough to bother me.

[Marilyn. 340]

my mom used to freeze milk sometimes too .. it tasted ok...

[akdiver 3]

I dunno - this might be novel - don't buy it, go without tomatoes.

Well, duh. Doesn't change the fact that tomatoes have become very expensive (:

As for milk - it could reach $100/gallon for all I care.

Edited September 7, 2008 by akdiver

[Saddle Bronc 124]

We were able to buy nice tomatoes on 9/6 for $0.99/lb.

[NicoleX08 1]

it always comes down to the immigrants... nothing is ever americans fault, it is always someone elses fault. We have a b-tard president, blame the immigrants!!!

[akdiver 3]

We were able to buy nice tomatoes on 9/6 for $0.99/lb.

Yeah, prices vary by location. If places feel they can get more money, they will charge more money.

[Cassie 8]

We were able to buy nice tomatoes on 9/6 for $0.99/lb.

Yeah, prices vary by location. If places feel they can get more money, they will charge more money.

well that, and the fact that tons of tomatoes got chucked due to the ecoli scare earlier this summer. Less product on the market + regular demand = higher prices.

[*JG* 2]

Last night I went to the grocery store to get a tomato last night. Now, it was rather on the large side, but still - it was $3.34 for one tomato!!! At that price, I'm going to have to make it last. Ugh.

OMG.........and I freaked out when they were almost $1 each.

We've been going down to the local farmer's market. Much better deals and no middle men.

[almaty 19]

be like the army taught me in basic....

keep your mouth shut....eyes open and fingers sticky....

i must say, my neighbors ahs a fine crop of tomatoes this year and they are tasty too..

[Hilarious Clinton 452]

Last night I went to the grocery store to get a tomato last night. Now, it was rather on the large side, but still - it was $3.34 for one tomato!!! At that price, I'm going to have to make it last. Ugh.

grow your own ...

We grew dozens of plants from seeds. Now we have too many tomatoes!!

[Saddle Bronc 124]

Last night I went to the grocery store to get a tomato last night. Now, it was rather on the large side, but still - it was $3.34 for one tomato!!! At that price, I'm going to have to make it last. Ugh.

OMG.........and I freaked out when they were almost $1 each.

We've been going down to the local farmer's market. Much better deals and no middle men.

I have a feeling that akdiver may have picked up a "hothouse" tomato (more expensive) and then freaked out, without checking against the "regular" ones.

(btw, the $0.99 price was not in a farmers' market, or low demand--but a zoo-crowded Asian grocer)

[akdiver 3]

I have a feeling that akdiver may have picked up a "hothouse" tomato (more expensive) and then freaked out, without checking against the "regular" ones.

I dunno man. There didn't seem to be anything special about this particular tomato. However, I will say that I didn't look around - I saw a tomato display and I grabbed a tomato and went on my merry way. Even still, over $3 for a tomato is a lot, no matter how special the tomato may be.

By the way, I made that tomato last 3 days. It is gone now.