Five Years Ago...

Five years ago today I was on the front page of the Los Angeles Times in an article about growing tomatoes. That link to the article, titled "You say tomato; so does he" is here.

Enjoy!. 

Tomatoes In The News

Here's the latest installment of Tomatoes In The News...

MarthaStewart.Com – Outdoor Lighting: Hanging Trees

ThePacker.Com – Study Pits Bacteria Against Salmonella In Tomatoes

Kitsap Sun (WA) – Chris Smith | Rating My 2009 Tomato Crops

Garden Center Magazine – How To Prevent Tomato Seedling Diseases

Tomatoes In The News

Here's the latest batch of tomatoes in the news...

Talking Retail – Tesco Launches Sweeter Tomato

Swazi Observer (Swaziland) – Tomato Project To benefit From SIPA, Neotech Partnership

Cape Cod Times (MA) – “It's The Tomato Man!”

GreenMed Journal (Mediterranean Area) – Norway's Tomato Consumption Booming

Drummoyne Village Voice (Australia) – Pick Of the Tomato Crop

Tomatoes In The News

Bennington Banner (VT) – How Bout That Tomato?

FoodWeek (Australia) – New Tomato Puts End To Soggy Sangers

New York Times – Closing Out A Season Farmers Want To Forget

The Keane Sentinel (NH) – Upside-Down Tomatoes Aren't The Clear Winner

The Express Star (OK) – One Seed Produces Huge Tomato Plant

Tomatoes In The News

And here's the latest batch of tomatoes in the news.

The Hindu Business Line – Tomatoes Help To Cut Down Weight: Study

Daily Mail (England) – Want To Lose Weight? Putting Tomatoes In Your Sandwich Will Make You Feel Full

The Bluffton News Banner (IN) – Extending A Tomato Bounty Beyond November

Asheville Citizen Times (NC) – Warm Up With This Creamy Tomato Soup

The Record Searchlight (Redding, CA) – Veggie Tales: Freaky Tomatoes, Sweet Peppers And More

Daily Mail (England) – Could Tomato Pips Protect You From A Heart Attack?

Tomatoes In The News

Gant Daily (PA) – Tips To Prevent Late Tomato Blight Next Year

Common Ground (Canada) – Preserving Your Tomatoes

Beaver County Times (PA) – Experts Say Winter Should Kill Tomato Blight

Tomatoes In The News

And here's our latest batch of Tomatoes In The News:

New York Times – Tomato Salad With Turkish Tahini Dressing

Dallas Morning News – Tomatoes Grow In Rain Gutters

KPBS – Seeking Out The Tastiest Tomato: From The Garden To The Plate

Brisbane Times (Australia) – How To Grow The Perfect Tomatoes

The Winfield Daily Courier (KS) – Tips On Tomatoes

Brisbane Times (Australia) – Ripe For A Revolution

Jackson Citizen Patriot (MI) – In Season: As Frost Hits, Don't Miss Those Green Tomatoes

Tomatoes In The News

Here's the latest batch of tomatoes in the news. Enjoy!

Guardian (UK) – One Tomato, Two Tomatoes

HeraldNet (Everett, WA) – Eat Your Greens: Four Ways To Use Up Unripe Tomatoes

Gaylord Herald Times (MI) – Keep It Simple: Tomato Or Not Tomato?

Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN) – Upside-Down Tomato Experiment – The Verdict Is In

BusinessWeek – Meet The Celebrity Gardener

The Redding Pilot (Georgetown, CT) – Guitar: The Year Of The Tasteless Tomato

Cincinnati.Com – Garden Detective – What Happened To My Aunt's Tomatoes?

NJ.Com – Late Blight: How To Deal With The Scourge That Ruined Your Tomatoes

Tulsa World (OK) – Ripen Green Tomatoes Indoors

Bangor Daily News (India) – Turn Unripened Tomatoes Into Salsa

Pittsburgh Tribune-Review – Take Steps Now To Control Tomato Blight

National Post (Toronto, Canada) – Creative Spaces: Visual Artist Greens Workplace For “Happiness” – And Tomatoes

Minneapolis Star Tribune (MN) – A Thing For Tomatoes

Daily Freeman (Hudson Valley, NY) – Two Story Tomato Plant

Western Farm Press – Tomato Grower's Final 100 Acres Harvested

Tomatoes In The News

Whig Standard (Kingston, Canada) -- Rotten Tomatoes

Western Farm Press -- Huge Tomato Crop Beckons

The Spectrum (Southern Utah) -- Tips For Ripening, Preserving Green Tomatoes

Mercury News (Silicon Valley, CA) -- Roasted Tomato Soup With Garlic Croutons

Sioux City Journal (IA) -- Tomatoes Go Pretty Or Practical

The Wichita Eagle (KS) -- Pick Tomatoes And Flowers While You Can

NewsLeader (VI) -- Act Now To Prevent Tomato Blight in 2010

BrookfieldNow (WI) -- Try Tomato Jam!

Tomatoes In The News

Columbian.Com (Clark County, WA) -- Gardener Nutures Towering Tomatoes

NewsTrib.Com (North Central IL) -- Tomato Blight Strikes Again

LivingstonDaily.com (Howell, MI) -- A Bountiful Harvest; Genoa Woman Grows Top Tomato

The Washington Post -- Creamy Tomato-Basil Soup

The New York Times -- Tomato Éclairs With Creamy Ricotta and Basil Filling

Weekly Calistogan (CA) -- Casa Nuestra Winery Goes Tomatoes

Chicago Tribune -- Embracing the Tomato Dessert Challenge

Press Democrat (Santa Rosa, CA) -- Faces Of The Farmers Market: The Patch's Lazaro Calderon in Sonoma

KGO (San Francisco, CA) -- Heirloom Tomato Bisque

Lake County News Chronicle (WI) -- Glorious Red, Ripe Fruit Of The Vine

Detroit Free Press -- 2009 Disappointing For Midwest Tomatoes

Guardian (UK) -- Nigel Slater's Green Tomato Recipes

Examiner.Com (San Francisco, CA) -- Using Garden Tomatoes

Tomatoes In The News

Here's the latest batch of tomato stories in the news:

The Buffalo News -- Cooking "Tomatoes Galore"

Chicago Tribune -- Turning To A French Source On Tomato Sauce

WHSV (Harrisonburg, VI) -- Really Tall Tomato Plant Towers Over Its Valley Grower

St. Louis Post Dispatch -- Local Heirloom Tomatoes May Have A Few Weeks Left

ReporterNews (Abilene, TX) -- He Says Tomato, Chef Says Salsa

TribLive (Pittsburgh, PA) -- Late Summer Tomatoes Offer Many Possibilities

Cleveland.Com -- Diseased Tomatoes, Potatoes Should Not Be Put In Compost

The Baltimore Sun -- Hope For Next Year's Tomato Crop

IdahoStatesman.Com -- U of I Master Gardener: It's Maintenance Time For Tomatoes, Forcing Bulbs

CBCNews.Ca -- Heinz Canada Boasts Big Tomato Season

St. Petersburg Times (FL) -- Gene Weingarten: You Say Tomato, I Say Ptooey

The Jackson Sun (TN) -- Tall Tomato Plants Amaze Growers

Trib Today (Warren, OH) -- Suffering Through Tomato Season

NPR -- Site Helps Chefs Find Farmers, And Fresh Produce

The Sacramento Bee -- Not Ready For Arrivederci, A Recipe For Roasted Tomatoes

Tomatoes In The News

Here's the latest batch of tomatoes in the news.

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WZZM (Grand Rapids) – Blighted tomato crop, Bumper apple crop in Michigan

Mother Nature Network – Seasonal recipes: 5 for green tomatoes

ABC News – Wolfgang Puck's Stacked Tomatoes and Mozzarella With Balsamic Reduction

Tampa Bay Online – These Tiny Tomatoes Pack A Big Flavor

Post Tribune (IN) – Hornworms and tomatoes just go together

NewsMiner (Fairbanks, AK) – Two-pound tomatoes and fall garden chores

St. Louis Post Dispatch – Seeds grow Monsanto's business

Leader Telegram (Eau Claire, WI) – Blight-ridden tomatoes stir varying advice

Examiner – Free tomato tasting festival at Santa Rosa market

Tomatoes In The News

And here's more tomato stories in the news...

The Baltimore Sun -- Tomato Blight. Next Year?

The Journal Times (Racine, WI) -- Tasty Tomato Recipes

Popular Science -- Better Tomatoes Via A Fertilizer of...Human Urine?

Reading Eagle (PA) -- Blights afflict Berks homegrown

Madison County Courier (WI) – Going Green: That Nasty Tomato Blight

AgWeek – This Summer’s Heroic Tomatoes Deserve Gallant Culinary Efforts

Mail Tribune (Southern Oregon) – Don't Let Oregon Summers, Tomatoes Go To Waste

The News-Herald (Southeastern Michigan) – Southgate: Tomato Tasting Will Be Part of Saturday's Plant Exchange

The State Journal Register (Springfield, IL) – Tomato Time – How To Avoid The Overload

and one year ago today:

The Los Angeles Times – Winnetka Man Loves His Tomatoes

Tomatoes In The News

This is the first of a new series of columns: Tomatoes in the news.

Enjoy!

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Des Moines Register – Grower Follows Her Tomatoes To The Table

The Washington Post -- When a Garden Loses Its Light, What's a Tomato Grower to Do?

The Dallas Morning News – Grab the Last Summer Tomatoes For Almost-A-Meal Salads

Kitsap Sun (Washington state) – Helping Your Tomato Harvest Along

GazetteXtra (Janesville, WI) – Crying Over Rotten Tomatoes

StarTribule (Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota) – Eating Seasonally In Tomato Heaven

New York Times – Green Tomato Soup With Bacon and Brioche Croutons