Fortunately for those of us who are suckers for novelty, every year fruits and vegetables seem to come in more bewitching colors, shapes and flavors. In recent years, we've been transfixed by Glass ...

Cherokee Purple The origin story of the Cherokee Purple tomato reads like a mystery, complete with seeds mailed in an envelope along with a handwritten note saying they came from a friend of a friend ...

We recently asked garden experts Scott Daigre, Mark Anderson and Yvonne Savio to share their favorite tomatoes and comment on the debate over hybrid versus heirloom varieties. Now it’s your turn.

Brandywine, Cherokee Purple, Radiator Charlie’s Mortgage Lifter -- these are names that make a tomato lover’s heart race. They conjure up images of backyard plants grown from hard-sought seeds, of ...

What: Tomato festival and contest Where: Blacksburg Farmers Market, Roanoke Street and Draper Road When: Tasting and judging, 8 to 11 a.m.; regular farmers market continues to 2 p.m. What else: Music ...

If you go to the farmers market this time of year, tomatoes are strutting their stuff in all sorts of glorious and quirky hues: green striped, white, pink, even purplish-brown. They boast intriguing ...

Consumers have seed savers and amateur breeders to thank for discovering and sharing heirloom varieties of some vegetables and tomatoes like the... Fortunately for those of us who are suckers for ...