On Sep 23, 3:25*pm, Sqwertz > wrote:
> Sheldon wrote:
> > Sqwertz wrote:
> >> Sheldon wrote:
> >>> The only time I buy "fresh" broccoli is for crudites, which isn't
> >>> often. Frozen is always more nutritious, most usually costs less, and
> >>> is far easier to prepare than so called fresh.
> >> How is frozen broccoli more nutritious? Duh.
>
> > Because frozen produce is flash frozen in the field within an hour of
> > harvest.
>
> Where'd you hear *that*? *

http://www.buzzle.com/articles/flash...egetables.html

But you miss the point entirely. IF, you could get just harvested
broccoli then you may have a case, but you can't and so you don't.

Produce fields are so large, hundreds and hundreds of acres, that it's
actually far more economical to haul mobile processing plants to the
field than to haul perishable produce to a processing plant...
obviously any pinhead should realize that a permanent brick and mortar
plant costs a lOT more to maintain. A lot of cauliflower is grown
where I live (this part of NY is ideal for growing cauliflower, an
excellent cash crop). I see the mobile processing plants right out in
the fields. Each year I'm approached by one of the local agri
combines to lease my 91 acre property for cauliflower production, it's
high and cool, perfect. But I prefer to leave things as is, I rent
yearly to a local who hays it for his own livestock... all cash deal
on a handshake keeps IRS out of the loop.

http://www.dole5aday.com/html/kids/N...wer/index.html

"Known as the “Salad Bowl of the World", the Salinas Valley has a 10-
month growing season with a moderate climate. Deep, rich soil with an
excellent underground water table makes this valley one of the most
ideal places on Earth for growing top quality vegetables.

In addition to California, other states that produce cauliflower
include _New York_, Arizona, Michigan, Oregon, Florida, and
Washington."

Duh!