My passion for tomatoes started on my Grandfather's mini farm when I was eight years old. I learned planting and cultivation skills at a young age. I spent most of my summers there until I was too cool (a teenager) for gardening.

Harvest time brought the fabulous family recipes of my Mother, Grandmother and ten Aunts. It was amazing, everyone was using the same ingredients and none of them made their pasta sauce the same.

They used different pots, cooking times, some with more garlic, others with more basil and many other variations on the same recipe.

I used my knowlege of those variations later, when at the age of seventeen I became the Assistant Chef at a popular beachside restaurant.

After a couple of years in the restaurant business I had to give it up. I Loved cooking, but hated the grind of the business. So here I am, my love for growing and cooking has driven me to this, a website centered around fresh tomaotes.

On this site you will find information on How to Grow Tomatoes, Fresh Tomato Recipes, Tomato Festivals and more.




Watch for Everything Tomatoes Garden Projects.

The Beefmaster Project demonstrates out of control tomato growing.

The Tomato based Victory Garden Project will demonstrate components of sustainable gardening capable of providing healthy ingredients for low cost meals.

This project is designed to help families during trying economic times. A few inexpensive seeds and a little work has the potential to provide a family with hundreds of dollars worth of fresh vegetables.

More Projects will demonstrate Patio Gardening, Critter control and more.


How to Grow Tomatoes section.

The How to grow tomatoes section features ideas and gardening styles capable of producing healthy plants with bountiful harvests. Opinions vary regarding the best Way to grow plants.

The How to grow tomatoes sections will present various methods and provide quality links to assist tomato gardeners. Included are natural ways to produce a safer and healthier product. Growing tomatoes leads to great fresh Tomato recipes.

Fresh Tomato Recipes section.

The fresh Tomato Recipes section helps turn a beautiful garden into great meals.

As mentioned above, this section will demonstrate variations in cooking, while focusing on fresh tomato recipes.

Changing a recipe, intentionally or unintentionally, can be a revelation or a disaster. Ever wonder why a famous Chef would publish his or her Award Winning Recipes on the Web or in a magazine?

How is it that two cooks can take the award winning recipe, follow it to a "T" and create different results? Achieving the original results aren't likely because of variations.

Favorite recipes, including a twist on a Tomato Basil Soup recipe, a Garden Fresh Pasta Sauce, Tomato Pie and more are included in the recipe section.

Whether growing tomatoes or purchasing tomatoes from a local fresh market, choose the right tomato for fresh tomato recipes.


Festivals section.

There are many tomato festivals around the country and in just about every state.

Festivals provide the best locally grown tomatoes and a taste of the top recipes of the area.

Unfortunately many of the smaller Festivals may not have web site links.

The 2011 Tomato Festivals are coming! Check for festivals in your area. While visiting the Festivals page. Be sure to check the Preview and Review of the Washington Boro Tomato Festival and the Ruskin Tomato Festival Review.

Contact Me

Here you can contact the Webmaster. Email your questions or opinions, send in your recipe ideas and variations and alert me of Tomato Festivals in your area.

PLEASE VISIT AGAIN SOON!

Enjoy!