Tomatoes-Peppers
Farmworkers Exploited, Even Enslaved, in Florida
Between each December and May, Florida grows nearly the entire U.S. crop of fresh field tomatoes for our homes, restaurants and supermarkets. ScrippsNews more »
Mexican Immigrant’s Son Plants his First Acres of Tomatoes
To Tony Vega, it was a familiar sight: workers bent over rows of tomato plants and a truck following behind them that they filled with the still-green fruit. He had stood in dozens of fields... more »
Mass Producing Locally Grown Tomatoes
Lots of people these days are buying organic fruits and vegetables, but the new buzz word when it comes to produce is "locally grown." KXAN.com more »
Embattled Tomato Industry Leaders Gather in Naples for Conference
It's time to forget about the past and look to the future in Florida's tomato industry. Naples Daily News more »
Battling Tomato Blight Should Start as Early as Possible
About this time of year, you might hear complaints about the sorry state of tomato plants. Republican American more »
Early Blight Can Harm Tomatoes
About this time of year, you might hear complaints about the sorry state of tomato plants. Ozarks Spaces more »
California – Tomato Capital of the Nation
Tomatoes are big business in California. Of the 12.7 million tons of tomatoes grown in the United States last year to be processed into ketchup, pasta sauce or canned tomato products, California growers grew 95... more »
Heavy Rain Leaves Legacy of Soggy Zucchini, Swollen Tomatoes
This summer's constant rains are taking their toll on many Connecticut farmers' crops of tomatoes, squash, greens and other products. newsday.com more »
Mysterious New Tomato Virus Found
A new and unidentified virus has appeared in a number of processing tomato fields in Northern California. Daily Democrat more »
Farmers Markets Coping with Higher Costs of Doing Business
It's 9:30 a.m., and Judy Sedor is stuck in traffic on Route 95, en route to the farmers market in Darien. She left East Granby at 7 with a truckload of gleaming tomatoes, silky-skinned eggplant... more »
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