On Sun, 22 Feb 2004 08:36:21 -0700, Janice
wrote:

I think the variety of vegetable/fruit you grow has more to do with
the flavor of what you're growing being a major improvement over the
organic/non-organic issue. The majority of varieties being developed
now put different things far above flavor when selecting traits.
Early coloring, thicker skins to tolerate machine harvesting and
shipping are right up on the top of the list.

Amen. Home gardeners, 'organic' or non-, have a vast selection of
varieties to choose from, while commercial production is limited as
above. The only fair Taste Test would have to be between the same
variety grown in the same place with the same weather, care, etc., and
the only difference being the use of 'chemical' fertilizers vs.
'organic' ones.