When to harvest: Most salad tomatoes begin fruiting in midsummer and continue through the first frost. Begin scouting for ...

One caveat: Plum tomatoes, not heirlooms, are best for tomato sauce. Plan your weekend with our Good Taste newsletter, offering wine advice and reviews, recipes, restaurant news and more.

The 18th Annual Heirloom Tomato Festival will be held in Brower Park in downtown Pierceton on Saturday, Aug. 23.

I love the names of heirloom tomatoes. Mortgage Lifter, Boxcar Willie, Cherokee Purple and Amish Paste are just a few that conjure up such great imagery. But do awe… ...

Cook this: Heirloom tomato and chili jam makes the most of late-season fruit Heirloom tomatoes are the star of this savoury jam from Lee Murphy, author of The Preservatory Eating & Drinking ...

Right now, the perfect pizza topping is thinly sliced heirloom tomatoes, which are just hitting the farmers markets and, if you’re lucky, supermarket shelves.

This sandwich captures the essence of summer with its simple, fresh ingredients and bold flavors. Paired with herby mayo and ...

Some garden centres are stocking started heirloom tomato plants this spring – for instance, Humber Nurseries in Brampton. Contact: or 905-794-0555 ext 228. Go ahead and try them.

Some are larger than a hand and come in neon shades of yellow, red or almost black, others are striped like crazy zebras, ...

Watery, flavourless tomatoes with a nice shine and shelf life are standard in our grocery stores, but a growing network of farmers and foodies in Quebec want people to bite into something better.