RUTLEDGE (WATE) – The Grainger County Tomato Festival kicks off Thursday. There will be music and activities at the event. But why do so many Americans love the plant that was once called a “love ...

• Fruit or vegetable? Botanically speaking, a fruit. Horticulturally (and legally), a vegetable. In 1893, the U.S. Supreme Court legally classified the tomato as a vegetable because it’s used as one. ...

TOMATO FACT #30: In 2013, the Pittston Tomato Festival celebrated its 30th year. To mark the milestone, Biagio Dente of Dente’s Catering in Pittston prepared a surprise tomato-shaped birthday cake.

The tomato is a member of the nightshade family, which includes peppers and eggplant. It originated in the Andes Mountains of South America and first was cultivated by Aztecs in Mexico. Its stem and ...

Ninety-five percent of the 29 million U.S. home gardeners who plant vegetables grow tomatoes. They average six plants, which yield about 45 tomatoes per plant. Every man, woman and child consumes ...

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