The tomato gets no respect. Never has. Lost in the dustbin of history for centuries, accused of being vile and poisonous, subjected to being picked hard-green and gassed, even used as a projectile, the poor tomato has become the avatar for our disaffection with industrial foods — while becoming the most popular vegetable in America (and, in fact, the world). Each summer, tomato festivals crop up across the country; the Heinz ketchup bottle, instantly...

Savor your best tomato harvest ever! Craig LeHoullier, tomato adviser for Seed Savers Exchange, offers everything a tomato enthusiast needs to know about growing more than 200 varieties of tomatoes--from sowing seeds and planting to cultivating and collecting seeds at the end of the season. He also offers a comprehensive guide to the various pests and diseases of tomatoes and explains how best to avoid them.

It's been twenty five years since the Great Tomato War and tomatoes are still banned throughout the country. But traumatic memories of the man-eating fruit are fresh in the minds of those who literally squashed the bizarre revolution. Far up a mountain road, a terrible plot is being hatched. Professor Gangreen, a lecherous mad-scientist, is hard at work on his latest discovery--turning tomatoes into perfect replicas of real men and women!

An eloquent book on contemporary farming life from the organic farmer whose fruits and vegetables inspire the top chefs of New York City.

As Neela and her mother cook together, they find a way for Neela's grandmother, who lives in India, to share in both the love and the flavors of the day. Includes tomato facts.