• Fruit or vegetable? Botanically speaking, a fruit. Horticulturally (and legally), a vegetable. In 1893, the U.S. Supreme Court legally classified the tomato as a vegetable because it’s used as one. ...
SACRAMENTO, CA – There are an incredible number of differences between store bought tomatoes and tomatoes that are processed for canning and sauces. One of the first and most important is that ...
Selection: Skin should appear deep, bright red (except heirloom tomatoes, which have different colors), without blemishes or bruises or discoloration. Feel: dense, firm, but not too hard; and without ...
Proctor School’s “Big Tomato Day” resumed this year with a virtual presentation and the distribution of tomato plants to the fifth graders. The Topsfield Garden Club has been sponsoring this ...