As well, most of the baked goods offered at the Farmers Market are made with Certified Organic flour. As mentioned above, we have been taught by advertizing and popular standards to accept food as wholesome just because it looks good. But just as we should not judge a book by its cover, one should not reject produce that is not perfectly red, round or plump. Strawberries purchased outside of the season will never smell as wonderful as the heavenly fragrance of a fresh quart. By all means use your eyes to look, but see instead the tantalizing variety of nature.
Peppers come in a rainbow of colors and sweet, ripe blueberries acquire a delicate frost of white.
Flowers and herbs each make statements that reach most of our senses. To use only one sense is to deny yourself valuable clues as to the value a food offers. Remember that slight imperfections have nothing to do with nutritional value. Organic produce, in particular, because no aggressive chemical methods of pest control were used, may show blemishes on the skin that have nothing to do with underlying excellence. Some marks, indeed, are indications of goodness just bursting out of the skin, and can't be found on produce less than fully ripe.