Tomatoes
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Plant Family: Solanaceae
Latin Name: Solanum lycopersicum
Varieties We Grow:
Cherries: Sunrise Bumblebee, Pink Bumblebee, Purple Bumblebee, Sakura, Toronjina, Golden Sweet, Sungold, Mountain Vineyard, Estiva, Esterina F1, Cherry Bomb,
Slicers: Green Zebra (green), Garden Peach (yellow, fuzzy outer skin), Gold Medal (yellow/orange/red), Dr. Wyche’s Yellow (orange/red), Gin Fizz (orange), Beorange (orange), Mikado (red), German Johnson (red), Big Deena (red), Geronimo (red), Cauralina (red), Canestrino di Lucca (red), Cherokee Purple (red/purple/brown)
Plum/Paste: Amish Paste (red), Speckled Roma (red), San Marzano (red)
Seed Saving: Mamie’s Perfect Purple (pink/red), Vona Stripe (orange/red), Inez Yellow (orange), Purple Potato Leaf (pink/red), Ethyl Orange (orange)
Storage: Tomatoes will ripen naturally on the counter. Do not place tomatoes in the refrigerator as it will degrade the flavor and cause a grainy texture.
Tomatoes are a summer staple! The BCCF loves to grow tomatoes that have diverse colors, textures, flavors and stories. We aim to grow varieties for both eating raw in salads and stewing into sauces, soups and curries. We suggest tasting all our tomatoes fresh before cooking to fully appreciate their unique flavors.
In our seed saving plot within the Walled Garden, we grow 5 tomato varieties for seed: Ethyl Orange, Inez Yellow, Mamie’s Perfect Purple, Purple Potato Leaf and Vona Stripe. These seeds may also be purchased in our gift shop and occasionally online.
Recipes
Caprese Salad: https://www.loveandlemons.com/caprese-salad/
Simple Marinara Sauce: https://cookieandkate.com/simple-marinara-sauce-recipe/
Fried Green Tomatoes with Buttermilk Dressing: https://www.jamesbeard.org/recipes/fried-green-tomatoes-with-buttermilk-dressing
Pickled Green Tomatoes: https://www.loveandoliveoil.com/2014/10/pickled-green-tomatoes.html