Carroll County’s master gardeners may soon also be known as master bakers, as they cook up bread recipes featuring their prized heirloom tomatoes as the star ingredient. The gardeners are preparing ...

Summer is the sweetest season for the tomato lover, but with so many types and varieties available, it can be hard to know which ones are best for your garden. Terms like ‘heirloom’ and ‘hybrid’ are ...

You’ve probably seen gnarled, colorful tomatoes in the supermarket produce section, perhaps off-season, labeled “heirloom.” They may look enough like the real thing, but you won’t get the full story ...

Even when you know a thing or two about tomatoes, the wide world of the much-loved fruit is enormous — there are at least 10,000 varieties out in the world. That might seem hard to believe when you ...

NEW MARKET, Va. -- Many of the gardeners among us are looking for the perfect tomato, which in the end may be worth more than a precious metal. "Taste is subjective," said Gary Ibsen, who grows 520 ...

Ever bite into a supermarket tomato and wonder where all the flavor went? You're not imagining things. That watery, cardboard ...

As with all tomatoes, these heirloom tomatoes are high in antioxidants, Vitamins A and D, and potassium, while low in sugar. A perfect reason to make more heirloom tomato recipes. Possibly the most ...

You can scarcely find a tasty, heirloom tomato in the grocery store. But University of Florida scientists helped discover a way to enhance tomato smell and taste. Breeding efforts over the last half ...