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Tomatoes are a native fruit of the Americas and remain one of the most popular garden fruits for sandwiches and salads. Though originating in South America, there is little evidence that tomatoes were cultivated for edible use until the Spanish conquest of the area in the 15th and 16th centuries.

edit Tomato Varieties

Heirloom tomatoes growing on a vine

edit Heirloom

edit Hybrids

edit Wackiest Named

edit By Color

Red

Yellow

Orange

Green

edit History

edit Growing

edit Articles

• History of Throwing Rotten Tomatoes
  
• The Tomato: A Relatively New Addition to the Dinner Table
  
• History of Tomato Soup
  
• Is the Heirloom Tomato You Bought Organic

edit Resources and Websites

• Tomato Casual- Tomato Blog about "Everything Tomato for People Who Love Tomatoes"
  
• Dad's Tomato Garden - America's Oldest Blogger blogs about tomatoes.
  
• Lindy's Tomato Blog - Blog noting the growth of Lindy's awesome tomatoes
  
• Talk of Tomatoes - Blog by a mom with grade school kids who in the midst of teaching them to cook keeps up with their appetites and finds every which way to keep her kitchen experience invigorating and her table top engaging.
  
• South California Tomatoes - Blog by Bill Anderson about growing tomatoes in southern california.
• Tomato Problem Solver - Online resource for indentifying tomato problems, discolored leaves, rotten fruit and rectifying them.
• Mahalo- Link to Mahlo page on tomato resources on the web

edit Events

• August 2009 (TBD) - Tomato Art Fest  Coined by Budget Travel Magazine as “Nashville’s version of New York’s East Village,” this FREE, costume-friendly event provides a fun-filled day for thousands. The Tomato Art Fest has steadily drawn larger crowds with each year that passes. Last year, an estimated 10,000 people came to celebrate this beloved fruit/vegetable and enjoy the day’s festivities. The Tomato Art Fest was founded by Meg and Bret MacFadyen of East Nashville's Art and Invention Gallery Having five to six shows annually, including the Tomato Art Show in August and Holiday Artisan Show in December, Art & Invention Gallery focuses on inventiveness in fine art, craft and original furniture. Adult and Children Workshops are held throughout the year as an outlet for creative energy.
  

• September 12, 2009 - The 13th Annual Kendall-Jackson Heirloom Tomato Festival, 11am - 4pm.  More than 170 varieties of heirloom tomatoes in every size, shape and color imaginable will be picked fresh from our own Culinary Gardens and sampled on a beautiful Wine Country afternoon. The festival, which raises money for the School Garden Network of Sonoma County, is held on the lawn and in the walnut grove behind the Chateau at the Kendall-Jackson Wine Center. Attendees experience the food of gourmet food purveyors, a Food & Wine magazine Best New Chef's Challenge, wine education seminars, a tomato growing contest, garden tours and live entertainment. All paired with Kendall-Jackson wines
  

edit Tomato Seed Providers

edit Q&A

What tomatoes varieties grow best in urban environments on balconies?