• 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 is used as one.

Tomatoes are the major dietary source of the antioxidant lycopene, which has been linked to many health benefits, including reduced risk of heart disease and cancer. The tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) ...

Proctor School’s “Big Tomato Day” resumed this year with a virtual presentation and the distribution of tomato plants to the fifth graders. The Topsfield Garden Club has been sponsoring this ...

Did you know that canning tomatoes can cause Clostridium botulinum? I found this information on pages 13 & 18 in the book Preserving Italy by Domenica Marchetti. This book shows how to safely preserve ...

The sixth annual Los Banos Tomato Festival featured a variety of tomato-themed activities, games, contests, meals, and one extremely relevant question. “Are tomatoes fruits or vegetables?” a fairgoer ...

Dear Carol: I read your column about tomato late blight a few weeks ago and would like to ask a couple more questions about the blight. I read that the late blight does not remain in the soil, but ...