Produce Briefs...
White Corn
White corn is a sweet corn variety. Its ears are wrapped in tightly layered pale lime green to white husks. One ear of corn can contain up to 400 kernels growing in rows lengthwise.
Rainbow Swiss Chard
Rainbow chard, also known a 5-color silverbeet, is a tender chard variety with multi-colored stalks of yellow, white, orange pink and red.
Grower
Seasons/Availability
These tomatoes are harvested appropriately in the summer months beginning in June.
Current Facts
Dating at least from the 1800s, heirloom tomatoes are prized for their rich, tomato flavor and varied shapes and sizes.
Description/Taste
These petite round cherry tomatoes come in an array of flavors and assortment of colors, from pale yellow and sun-gold orange to bright red, Cherokee purple and marbled green. Juicy, low-acid with high sugar content, heirloom cherry tomatoes a highlight of the season.
Nutritional Value
A good source of potassium, tomatoes offer vitamin A, vitamin C, some calcium and iron.
Applications
Small cherry tomatoes are great for salads, soups like chunky gazpacho, and pastas. Cook down into sauces or serve fresh. Store dry, at room temperature. Cherry tomatoes are picked ripe, and are best eaten immediately.
Ethnic/Cultural Info
In France, around the time that the myth was dispelled that tomatoes were poisonous, people began to believe that the tomato was an aphrodisiac and called it "pomme d'amour" or "love apple." Tomatoes are among the most common plants grown in home gardens. The typical American eats about 80 pounds of tomatoes annually.
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Seasons/Availability
These tomatoes are harvested appropriately in the summer months beginning in June.
Current Facts
Dating at least from the 1800s, heirloom tomatoes are prized for their rich, tomato flavor and varied shapes and sizes.
Description/Taste
These petite round cherry tomatoes come in an array of flavors and assortment of colors, from pale yellow and sun-gold orange to bright red, Cherokee purple and marbled green. Juicy, low-acid with high sugar content, heirloom cherry tomatoes a highlight of the season.
Nutritional Value
A good source of potassium, tomatoes offer vitamin A, vitamin C, some calcium and iron.
Applications
Small cherry tomatoes are great for salads, soups like chunky gazpacho, and pastas. Cook down into sauces or serve fresh. Store dry, at room temperature. Cherry tomatoes are picked ripe, and are best eaten immediately.
Ethnic/Cultural Info
In France, around the time that the myth was dispelled that tomatoes were poisonous, people began to believe that the tomato was an aphrodisiac and called it "pomme d'amour" or "love apple." Tomatoes are among the most common plants grown in home gardens. The typical American eats about 80 pounds of tomatoes annually.
