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Heirloom tomatoes provide flavor to many dishes. Learn more in this free educational video series.
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Understanding what heirloom tomatoes are can help you to utilize their flavors within your food. Learn more in this free educational video series.
Hybrid tomatoes contain many of the same characteristics of other tomatoes, only a bit stronger. Learn more in this free educational video series.
Differentiating between hybrid and heirloom tomatoes can help you figure out which type is right for you. Learn more in this free educational video series.
Color, acidity, size, shape and texture all help you to classify heirloom tomatoes. Learn more in this free educational video series.
Red heirloom tomatoes are typically sweet and meaty. Learn more in this free educational video series.
A fruity flavor is one characteristic of orange heirloom tomatoes. Learn more in this free educational video series.
A rich, deep, aged tomato flavor dominates the black (purple) heirloom tomatoes. Learn more in this free educational video series.
The gorgeous colors of the bicolored heirloom tomatoes make them wonderful for salads. Learn more in this free educational video series.
The green heirloom tomatoes texture is its stand-out quality. Learn more in this free educational video series.
Red, black, orange and Sun Gold tomatoes are popular varieties of heirloom tomatoes. Learn more in this free educational video series.
The smoky flavor of white heirloom tomatoes make them either loved or hated. Learn more in this free educational video series.
Meaty, drier varieties of tomatoes make for great sauces, pastes and salsas. Learn more in this free educational video series.
Sport tomatoes can all produce very different breeds, shapes and sizes of tomatoes. Learn more in this free educational video series.
Saving and preparing heirloom tomatoes seeds can prepare you for next year's crops. Learn more in this free educational video series.
Saving some of the heirloom tomato's pulp and flesh can help preserve its seeds for next year. Learn more in this free educational video series.
Gardeners and farmers have cultivated heirloom tomatoes for their excellent taste and color. Heirloom tomatoes are purported to be tastier than hybrid tomatoes and can be easily reproduced true to type. That is to say that if you save the seeds of an heirloom tomato and plant them, they will (contrary to hybrid tomatoes) produce the same tomato plant and consequently the same tomatoes. Year by year you can grow your own tomatoes without having to buy a new plant when the old dies. If you would like to learn more about heirloom tomatoes, how they taste, and how to cultivate them, you can learn from one of our experts - free and online.
In this free video series, learn how about heirloom tomatoes from farmer and heirloom tomato expert Tom Ashley. Tom will teach you all about heirloom tomatoes, how they taste, and what type of food goes best with each type of heirloom tomato. Learn about heirloom tomatoes such as black (purple) tomatoes, yellow tomatoes, rip green tomatoes, bicolor tomatoes, orange tomatoes, red heirloom tomatoes, cherry tomatoes, and sport tomatoes. In this free heirloom tomato video series learn how to cultivate heirloom tomato seeds.
Tom Ashley Tom Ashley has been farming organically at Dancing Bear Farm in Leyden, MA since 1981. He has trialled over 200 varieties of heirloom tomatoes and is trying to cut down to fifty. In the spring, he supplies tomato and other starter plants to garden centers in the Boston area and down on Cape Cod. Other crops include garlic, onions, leeks, lettuce, potatoes, sweet and hot peppers and, of course, pumpkins. His short movie, The Peace Pumpkin, was shown at the 2004 New York Independent Film & Video Festival.dkdk
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