No, I'm from a city xD .
You could grow tomatoes in pots on a balcony if you have one. Best if facing south (towards the sun), of course.
My mom tends to do just that every year on her balcony in an apartment block in a suburb. Myself, I have not got farther than buying a book about growing my own food... but I might plant some come March.
most tomato varieties are good, but they're picked pre-rip to prevent spoilage and crushing.
Indeed. Many fruits and veggies are picked pre-ripe and then gassed with ethylene right before they are driven to the stores.
But canned/cartoned/crushed/pureed tomates don't have to. Sometimes, those are picked and processed ripe -- and they are cheap.
One thing I did in my student days was to buy a large can of imported tomato puree -- which was really cheap -- scoop it out and put in the freezer. Then chopped off a chunk with a fork each time I needed some.
But I don't buy cans any more because cans are often lined with epoxy -- which contains a carcinogen that could be released if the can has been stored too warm. But chopped tomatoes are available in cartons for cheap.
