I like food. I like to cook. I would love to grow more food. I like growing odd types of vegetables that have different kinds of flavors.
Because there are certain things that are off limits to me, (such as sugar) I make up for it by making sure everything else is as flavorful as possible.
You can not make large commercial sized batches of food that need to have an extended shelf life and have them taste the same as something made fresh in small batches.
I have nothing against commercially grown or mass produced food. I think it is one of the wonders of modern civilized living.
I have seen the results of poor childhood nutrition in my parents. They have life long health problems from lack of proper food and they were both farm kids.
I think the fact that we have fresh fruit, pure milk, eggs and fresh vegetables available year around is great. I also realize that to have these marvels they have to be able to travel long distances and that means that often they don't taste as wonderful as things grown close by that can be picked closer to the peak of freshness.
But if I can find a better tasting, more nutritious tomato then I will buy it.
It doesn't make me virtuous or put me on a higher spiritual plane. It just tastes good.
You hit it. The bottom line says it all.