Everyday Randomness

Thoughts on Tomatoes

How is the tomato recall affecting you? Do you think some of the larger franchise restaurants and stores that pulled tomatoes completely off their shelves were wrong to do so? Apparently some experts are thinking these places overreacted. Personally, I appreciate the fact that they pulled them. I hardly eat tomatoes, but I want to know if I do get a burger with a tomato I’m not going to get sick.

Luckily for us we don’t eat many store bought fruits and veggies at all in the summer. If we do it’s because I have frozen veggies left over that I need to use. I have what I consider a black thumb, but my grandparents and my dad have gardens that produce way more than they can eat. My Grandpa and my Dad both plant completely organic gardens, so I feel save eating what they produce.

Of course now that I can’t find a tomato anywhere I’m craving a tomato sandwich! My Grandma called me this morning wanting to know if I knew of anyone who wanted a few tomato plants. She planted a pack of seeds that didn’t seem to do anything, so she planted another pack in starter trays. Now both packs are thriving, so she has tomato plants out her ears.

Even if I knew I could keep them alive I wouldn’t take them. It’s not that I don’t want them, it’s just that last year my Grandpa planted tomatoes in the garden behind my house. He had so many tomatoes they were rotting before we could get them all. If I wanted a tomato all I had to do was walk a few feet past my back porch to grab one.

From what my Grandma was telling me it’s going to be the same this year, so now I have to see if I can find someone who wants any of these extra plants. I know I can give a few to my mother in law, but she doesn’t really have anywhere to plant them.