Perfectly GORGEOUS Heirloom Tomatoes

Amy Goldman's book, The Heirloom Tomato: From Garden to Table: Recipes, Portraits, and History of the World's Most Beautiful Fruit , will simply take your breath. The recipes are "to die for" and the photographs (by Victor Schrager) are artistic masterpieces. The author's expertise is clearly evident. According to Amazon, "Amy Goldman is a passionate gardener, seed saver, and well-known advocate for heirloom fruits and vegetables. She is the author of The Compleat Squash and Melons for the Passionate Grower, and she appears frequently on such TV programs as Martha Stewart Living and Victory Gardens."

http://www.amazon.com/Heirloom-Tomato-Recipes-Portraits-Beautiful/dp/159691291X

If you love to cook, have a passion for local food, or simply want to peruse an incredible feast for the eyes, this book is for you. The sources in the back of the book allow you to order and experiment with growning a wide variety of heirlooms. My experiments are in tiny peat pots and sprouting "to beat the band."

More Projects...Tomatoes, Blueberries, Grapes

My sights have been set on getting some heirloom tomatoes for quite some time. Those that we had purchased in the past at Whole Foods in Raleigh were not only beautiful, but delicious. After shopping on the Internet from Garden Harvest Supply, ten varieties of tomato plants arrived at our door. They have been planted in our small garden and we are tending them carefully. We are concerned about the lack of rain here in eastern NC, so we followed Kingsolver's recommendation about mulch. After watering the soil WELL, we put down layers of newspaper and covered them with straw. Now we are watching closely, crossing our fingers, and hoping for more rain. Here are the varieties that we are "babying."

Black Krim
Brandywine Pink
Cherokee Purple
Green Zebra
Old German
Pineapple
Sausage
Siberian (I'm really excited about this one..read the description!)
Tiffin Mennonite
Yellow Stuffer


In addition to the tomatoes, Stephen planted two varieties of blueberries and three varieties of grapes. He is hoping that his miniature vineyard will survive. All of the grapevines that he has planted in past have not survived.