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The History of the Love Apple (- or Tomato) - Page 2

© Tracy Nagy

Yes, the tomato has really seen and done it all. Today it is so beloved that several dozens, if not hundreds, of tomato varieties can be found on the market in any one season. New varieties that are constantly being improved upon to enhance one feature or another of the tomato, as well as heirloom tomato seeds saved and kept true over several generations by family farmers and others dedicated to saving rare and historic varieties.

One of these varieties is the "Pomme d'Amour" variety, once grown by Thomas Jefferson at Monticello, and still cultivated by the Monticello estate. You can purchase these seeds at Monticello - Plants and Seeds (http://store.yahoo.com/monticellostore/6... Or you can try one of the other historical and heirloom varieties such as "Yellow Pear" - available through Seeds of Change Cataloge (http://www.seedsofchange.com) or Trophy - available from the Seed Savers Exchange.

Well, I hope you enjoyed this history of the Love Apple, or Tomato. And I hope that you find the time to try one of the heirloom varieties mentioned above. I think that once you try them, like me you will be hooked, and will not be able to go back to anything else.

Bibliography:

1. www.bbg.org/gar2/topics/kitchen/handbooks/tomatoes/1.html Cutler, Karan Davis, "From Wolf Peach to Outer Space - Tomato History and Lore", Brooklyn Botanical Garden website

2. store.yahoo.com/monticellostore/600067.html Monticello Store, description for "Pommed'Amour" variety of tomato.

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