Tomatoes in winter

Big exposé topic, why shouldn't we eat tomatoes in winter when they're on all supermarket shelves? I already want to answer "because it's not in season" and that's the end of the article, thanks. No, but it's true, it's the truth. But behind this truth lies a much darker aspect. For you, we will state some facts, and with that, we hope you will no longer eat tomatoes in winter :) So, since it's winter, tomatoes are grown in greenhouses (in Spain or Morocco), and since 40% of French people consume tomatoes in winter, this demand must be met. To meet this demand, there must be a lot of tomatoes, which means pesticides and also a lot of water. Less fun. Another thing, the people who pick the tomatoes are not kind employees with decent wages. No, they are often undocumented workers (migrants) employed in more than precarious situations who breathe pesticides all day and are paid... almost nothing... that makes me less inclined to eat tomatoes. And let's talk about the carbon footprint to transport these tasteless tomatoes. So, in addition to eating tomatoes that, let's be honest, don't have much flavor, we have a high carbon footprint, up to 20 times higher than a locally produced tomato (obviously because we don't buy locally since we buy from Spain). It's the same fight for small organic cherry tomatoes in winter, which are grown in greenhouses. We don't buy them more because they are organic. Of course, they have fewer pesticides (none), but in terms of carbon footprint, we'll pass. In short, eating seasonally doesn't require "that many" sacrifices. But we live in a society where, in addition to finding tomatoes in winter, we also find strawberries in winter! As your Aunt Suzanne would say, "there are no more seasons," when in fact there are!