Tomatoes of course and thousands of them! If you look closely, you can see the small plants at the base of the stakes which were planted last week. Verrill Farm specializes in heirloom tomatoes. Heirloom tomatoes come from seeds that have been handed down from generation to generation. I believe that they have not been hybridized. They come in all shapes, colors and sizes, not always perfectly round, nor without blemish, in fact sometimes quite ugly, but, they are packed with flavor! This year Verrill is carrying over 30 types varying in color from purple, red, yellow, orange and even striped.
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My mouth is already watering when I see this tomato field. My mouth waters even more when I think of all the delicious dishes one can make from the once sun-ripened tomatoes.
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Oh my what a fabulous photograph this is. It reminds me that along our Ohio River, somebody grows tomatoes by the millions. All along the river bank. I never saw anything like it. Some places they were ripe and red and some other places they were just planting them. I suppose they supply big chain stores and restaurants with fresh tomatoes.
There is a thing about saving seeds for next year that also appeals top me since my mother did that all during World War II and it was my job to smash tomatoes on newspapers on the front porch and let the sun and time dry out the seeds which mother saved.
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Abe, that must have been a very messy job! I think the seed people realized that they wouldn't make money if people kept their own seeds so I think that by hybridizing them, seeds would not reproduce. Voila, people would have to keep buying seed. We finally caught on to their evil ways.
That looks sooooo good! It is just impossible to buy tomatoes at the store that have any taste at all! We used to get delicious tomatoes in Minnesota during the summer!
Lucky you!
Great photo indeed! I cannot imagine that many stakes & tomatoes so close together. I'm looking forward to seeing their progress.
Tash, I thought they were too close together as well, but this guy's been doing it successfully for years. However, there has been a surge in people buying and eating local. Let's hope he hasn't succumbed to market pressure and in the end will produce an inferior product. He does rotate his crops though because last year this field was planted in lettuce. Also, talk about labor intensive!
Interesting story, here every small village has its peculiar breed of tomatoes, but most of us buy the same at markets and supermarkets.
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