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Tomato Plants
Tomato plants first appeared in print in 1595 in Spain. Tomatoes were erroneously thought to be poisonous. Earlier around 1521 Cortes was known to have distributed the tomato to the Caribbean, Philippines, and southeast Asia. In Italy, the tomato was … Continue reading
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Vegetable Gardening
Our speaker for the Jan 2015 Northumberland Master Gardener meeting was Betty DeLong. Betty talked about growing vegetables. Much of her insight was first hand as she grew up on a farm and grew a vegetable garden while raising a … Continue reading
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Why We Should Save Heirloom Tomatoes
Neither taste nor nutrition has been a priority in breeding tomatoes over the past 60 years. The “old fashioned’ flavour is basically gone from the usual store bought tomatoes. Vitamin and mineral content has … Continue reading
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Tagged food, heirloom, heritage, tomatoes, vegetable
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