STAR QUALITY

I paid top dollar for these tomatoes...I must be really careful with these. its funny how ingredients are treated in the kitchen.. You receive a bag of tomatoes that cost one two dollar a kilo n you think nothing of them, you chuck them aside n you don't bother to take a second look at them till you need them. But when u pay close to 100 for these heirlooms, you start thinking deep thoughts about wat to do with them...you even think about them when you're in bed...u take a cloth n wipe them down, look at each one with amazement, do research on them, you look closer n discover stripes. If only we pay such close attention to our local produce n paid visits to our farms.. why are quality always better from european lands...is it the weather...the cold, the cold waters, the lush greens n grains, the caring hands that tends to them, maybe...europeans talk to their crops? maybe thats why they grow healthier n richer..Maybe farmers get paid top dollar n that allows them to afford better farming techniques which in turn, give them better crops, which in turn, give the farmers more sense of ownership n responsibility.  why hasn't anyone developed anything remotely close to our friends from europe?