09/27/2026
Let’s talk about why soil grown crops taste more complex 💫
If the soil is healthy and nurtured, the plants have access to a vast network of organisms that help them get exactly what they need. Minerals become more available if you know what your soil needs or is missing and how to respond accordingly. Farmers can often figure out how to work with the incredible life within their soil to get their plants exactly what they are seeking.
That all translates to fruits and vegetables with way more yum going on 🍅🍓🍈 and way more of a lengthy flavor profile.
If you ever wonder why some tomatoes taste so different than others, or why some have barely any taste at all, it might be worth asking whether they’re grown outside in the soil or under cover in a different growing medium.
If you take a tomato that’s been forced to develop resilience against wind, pests, and direct sunlight out in the field for most of its life, it will taste a lot different than something that has been sheltered from those stress factors. Some plants even respond to stress by increasing the amount of sugars they are producing which then leads to them producing even sweeter fruits.
We love us some soil grown!
Shout out to all the plants that have miraculously continued to produce food for our beloved CSA members and market customers after that massive hail storm💗
