The Cherokee Purple tomato traces its origins back 100 years to the Cherokee People. It consistently ranks as one of the most delicious tasting and most beloved heirloom tomatoes. The Cherokee’s Beefsteak type tomatoes are as delicious as they are beautiful. The Cherokee Purple is a solid producer in the vegetable garden. Ripe fruits are …
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Heirloom Tomato Profile: Costoluto Genovese
If you’re looking for a tomato to thrive in the summer heat, look no further. The Costoluto Genovese variety hails from the Mediterranean. For centuries, gardeners living along the Mediterranean found that this tomato loved the intense summer heat and sunshine. The gardeners loved the fantastic flavor that this tomato brought to their dinner plates. …
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Heirloom Tomato Profile: German Johnson
The German Johnson Heirloom Tomato is a potato leaf variety of tomato plant with an indeterminate growing habit. It produces large, round, Beefsteak shaped fruit with bright red skin. The ripe fruit commonly show bright yellow striping along its shoulders. The German Johnson’s flesh is pink and meaty with a delicious, old-fashioned tomato flavor. Fully …
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Heirloom Tomato Profile: Purple Calabash
Purple Calabash Heirloom Tomatoes have been in the 1840 Farm vegetable gardens since our first summer living here in 2006. Every year, we look forward to that first slice of Purple Calabash still warm from the sunshine. If I had to choose just one tomato to grow, this variety would be in the running. The …
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Roasted Heirloom Tomato Tart
There are certain foods that scream summer to me. At the very top of the list is my beloved heirloom tomato. I long ago confessed my deep-rooted love of tomatoes, especially the heirloom variety. During the summer, heirloom tomatoes take center stage in the 1840 Farm kitchen. Like a well-loved house guest, we eagerly anticipate …
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Nearly Wordless Wednesday
In case anyone is wondering what I’ve been up to lately, I’ve been canning tomatoes! Pin It
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Nearly Wordless Wednesday – August 10, 2011
Heirloom tomato, how do I love thee? Let me count the ways starting with the first ripe Purple Calabash of 2011. Pin It
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Why I Garden
Two words: heirloom tomatoes. I will freely admit to being giddy this morning. Why? I have spotted the first ripening heirloom tomatoes in our greenhouse. I know that it will only be a few days and there will be Peacevine Cherry tomatoes to enjoy fresh from the vine. That first taste will be the moment …
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A Dirty Job for Everyone
Life here at 1840 Farm can get pretty dirty. Spring has only been here for a few weeks, yet the never-ending trail of garden soil has already started to appear in our mudroom. I’ll spend ten minutes every evening from now until winter trying to clean up the dirt before it ends up all over …
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What a difference a year makes
Clint Eastwood’s Rowdy Red Heirloom Tomato It was a very good year. We spent all summer enjoying fresh produce from our garden. We enjoyed everything from the first raspberry to the last stalk of celery. The real favorite here at 1840 Farm is always the heirloom tomatoes. In 2010, we harvested 140 pounds of them. I know, …
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