May 5, 2009
Here is one of the heirloom tomato varieties that we’re growing. This one is called Cherokee Purple. They’re supposed to be some of the sweetest tomatos around. They’re a beefsteak-style tomato that is mostly purple, but has green “shoulders”. From Wikipedia:  This cultivar originated with Craig LeHoullier, who claimed it was a century-old cultivar originating with the Cherokee people. In 1990, while living in West Chester, Pennsylvania, Craig received unsolicited in the mail, from John Green of Sevierville, Tennessee, a brief note and a small packet of seeds. The note indicated that John wanted to share this unnamed tomato with Craig, and that it was a purple tomato that the Cherokee Indians gave to his neighbors 100 years ago.

Here is one of the heirloom tomato varieties that we’re growing. This one is called Cherokee Purple. They’re supposed to be some of the sweetest tomatos around. They’re a beefsteak-style tomato that is mostly purple, but has green “shoulders”.

From Wikipedia:  This cultivar originated with Craig LeHoullier, who claimed it was a century-old cultivar originating with the Cherokee people. In 1990, while living in West Chester, Pennsylvania, Craig received unsolicited in the mail, from John Green of Sevierville, Tennessee, a brief note and a small packet of seeds. The note indicated that John wanted to share this unnamed tomato with Craig, and that it was a purple tomato that the Cherokee Indians gave to his neighbors 100 years ago.

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