Heirloom Tomatoes News

When the idea of a Sedona Farmers Market was first tossed around in the beginning of the year, it was not clear whether or not there were enough local growers to even start a market.

No more early Saturdays spent picking and packing produce at this farm near Bennington.

Whew. We had our big day yesterday at my kids' school : Garden to Cafeteria Day .

Bob Keyser is the owner of Farmer Bob's stand off Sutton Way in Grass Valley, in back of The Union office.

This surprising tasty salad was inspired by raw dishes that use zucchini in place of pasta.

When the Loma Prieta earthquake struck in 1989, we lost many unique downtown businesses, including the little Delmarette Fountain.

Raised garden beds, above, often are used to grow tomatoes. Root-knot nematodes, however, can invade.

T HE SEASONS each take turns showing up on the earthenware plates of Avanti. Beet raviolis in winter and fava beans and lamb in the spring.

I'm not a fan of the term "fine dining" as it connotes some sort of snooty experience in my mind, and after all, any food that's great seems quite "fine" to me.

Wake and bake: The igloo-like oven produces good pizza, especially for breakfast.

James McWilliams is an historian at Texas State University and author of the new book Just Food .

Tracy Nolan was doing more than just cleaning seeds from dead plants from her Valparaiso home's garden.

Creative Spaces is an ongoing series spotlighting innovation in the workplace. Karen Hawthorne, Financial Post Toronto artist Vivian Reiss decided to bring some flair and flavour to the 1970s downtown office building she owns and manages in the city's Davisville neighbourhood.

Panna cotta, warmly flavorful and topped with caramel, contains flecks of vanilla bean.

LEWES -- Careful planning and six decades of experience have allowed Lowder Mitchell's farm to weather the recession, even as the small-scale, generational operations that once dominated Delm-arva vanish.

WASHINGTON - To glimpse a state of nature as Hobbes imagined it, where human life is 'nasty, brutish and short,' visit the Whole Foods store on River Road in Bethesda, Md.

Question: I'd like to learn about heirloom tomatoes - how are they categorized? The one I planted this year was delicious and did not have any disease problems.

"Glib" is not the word that comes to mind in describing R. Creigh Deeds . In many ways, the Democratic Party 's candidate for governor is the opposite of the backslapping, garrulous pol from Central Casting.

Mention "family meal" to most people and the image that comes to mind is of Mom, Dad and the rest of clan gathered around the dining room table.

Everyone has to begin somewhere. These vegetables are ideal for the novice gardener and great for home-cooked dishes Courgettes Since they are sown directly into a pot, courgettes do not need any fiddly pricking out and the developing young plant goes straight from its pot into the ground.