soil-less hydroponics produce awfully tasting crap that does slightly resemble original fruit/vegetable only in appearance, only being paler. better than nothing, but far from added value and quality of original
In remote regions, fresh vegetables are either very expensive or have been on the road for a long time. Even though you don't get the best taste, it will likely not be worse that the alternatives for people in small remote villages.
One of the things that surprises immigrants, including myself, is the produce. A lot of it is shipped in. Bell, broccoli, and many other fresh goods are sold wrapped in plastic because of imports. Some say the vegetables look fake. Things like bell peppers aren't nearly as tasty as the ones I would buy back in the states. Not only that, but the food tends to spoil more quickly, and I'm guessing this is in part to the shipping.
The most notable exception is goods that can be grown in Norway. They are more likely to be loosely packed and actually look better. Granted, not a lot can be grown here as less than 5% of the land is arable.
With soil-less growing, you get over some of these issues, hopefully with the addition of produce (and other goods) being cheaper.
Is this true? Could you provide citations? In all the time i've looked into hydro- and aero- ponics system, i've never heard this claim. would be interesting to learn about it.
