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Black Cherry Heirloom Tomato

We love cherry tomatoes here at 1840 Farm.  It just wouldn’t be summer, or tomato season as we like to call it, without enjoying the experience of strolling through the raised bed garden and plucking a warm cherry tomato directly from the vine before popping it into your mouth.  Every year, we plant several varieties …

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The 1840 Farm Heirloom Seed Collection

Heirloom Tomatoes at 1840 Farm

We have been planting heirlooms in the gardens at 1840 Farm since our first summer living here in 2006.  It started simply enough with a few packets of heirloom tomato seeds.  They had interesting names and stories that held our attention long before we had ever tasted an heirloom fruit or vegetable fresh from our …

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Heirloom Tomato Profile: Costoluto Genovese

Costoluto Genovese Heirloom Tomato at 1840 Farm

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: Purple Calabash

Purple Calabash Heirloom Tomatoes at 1840 Farm

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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Nearly Wordless Wednesday – August 1, 2012

Peacevine Cherry Heirloom Tomato at 1840 Farm

I had intended to share a photo of the chicks in their garden coop today.  It seemed fitting given that they turn three months old this week.  That is, until I spotted this… Once I saw the first nearly ripe heirloom tomato, all bets were off.  All I could think about was tasting this Peacevine …

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Lily Season

There’s a season for everything here at 1840 Farm.  Soon, it will be my favorite season of all:  tomato season.  I’ll walk out to the garden every morning to survey the ripe fruit and return to the farmhouse with pounds of delicious heirloom tomatoes to share with my family.  Just thinking about it makes my …

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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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