Article about NCTomatoman in local paper

**Lee** · July 29, 2015

Here's a link to a new article about Craig and his garden in
today's local paper.

Enjoy!

Lee

http://www.newsobserver.com/living/f...e28832830.html

heirloomtomaguy · July 29, 2015

Cool article with some great recipes thanks for posting Lee.

HeatherT · July 29, 2015

Very cool, I enjoyed that.

Heather

jbond007 · July 29, 2015

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Originally Posted by heirloomtomaguy

Cool article with some great recipes thanks for posting Lee.

It looks like all those recipes are from the Epic Tomatoes book. I want to try the roasting one when I have enough tomatoes that I haven't already eaten.

**nctomatoman** · July 29, 2015

I included a few that Storey wouldn't agree to publish due to space considerations. We had the cherry tomato pesto last night. Just amazing - and if you use Sun Gold, it is hard to describe in its deliciousness!

Thanks, Lee - that one caught me by surprise. Most things do these days!

ddsack · July 29, 2015

Nicely done article, congratulations! Thanks for the additional recipes, Craig! I will be trying a couple.

BigVanVader · July 29, 2015

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Originally Posted by nctomatoman

I included a few that Storey wouldn't agree to publish due to space considerations. We had the cherry tomato pesto last night. Just amazing - and if you use Sun Gold, it is hard to describe in its deliciousness!

Thanks, Lee - that one caught me by surprise. Most things do these days!

Bookmarked it, gonna try those recipes for sure.

Craig If you love Sungold you should try the Sunrise Bumblebee (if you haven't). To me the taste is very similar with the latter having bigger fruits and being more productive overall plus you can save seeds

I'd be happy to send you some if you'd like.

Just my humble opinion great Jedi tomato master.

**nctomatoman** · July 29, 2015

Hey BVV - thanks - I will certainly give it a shot and can see a nice trade forming up!

BigVanVader · July 29, 2015

No problem Craig, just trying to give back as you and so many here have to me. You undoubtedly have some varieties I'd like to try (dwarfs) but I realize your a busy man and we can worry about trades later if you'd like. Either way my seeds are ready to mail so just shoot me a PM and I will get them OTW.

Gardeneer · July 29, 2015

Thanks, Craig, for all your valuable contributions.

Gardeneer.

My Foot Smells · July 29, 2015

Nice article. This guy saved the Cherokee purple? IDNKT.

**nctomatoman** · July 29, 2015

MFS - didn't save it so much as name it and distribute it (came to me as unnamed purple tomato given by the Cherokee Indians to a neighbor then shared) - to Jeff McCormack of SESE, and offered through SSE. Just luck to be given the right seed, right place, right time, right decisions, etc.....

My Foot Smells · July 29, 2015

Great story !! Man, that is way cool !! Also one of my favorites. Thank you !!

I have had some exposure to seed saving (my aunt fostered a seed bank for medicinal herbs), but usually just buy seeds yearly. Much to learn. I bet you are well liked in your neighborhood. Carry on.

**nctomatoman** · July 29, 2015

Our neighborhood really doesn't know quite what to make of me...the person who fills the driveway with a tangle of plants each year. Doesn't matter - I don't quite know what to make of lots of them either! ha ha

Yak54 · July 29, 2015

Craig--I've admired your work from a distance for 4-5 yrs. now. One of the things I would like to learn more about from you is your success with growing in containers. Did you ever think about doing some video's on the tricks of container growing tomato's, like you did with planting seeds, and transplanting seedlings. I'm sure you could teach many of us besides me, the ups & downs of container growing. Then again, as busy as you are, you don't need another project to do, I'm sure. You are a wealth of knowledge & experience that we all learn from.

Dan

July 29, 2015	#1
Lee Tomatopalooza™ Moderator Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: NC-Zone 7 Posts: 2,188	Article about NCTomatoman in local paper Here's a link to a new article about Craig and his garden in today's local paper. Enjoy! Lee http://www.newsobserver.com/living/f...e28832830.html __________________ Intelligence is knowing a tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is knowing not to put one in a fruit salad. Cuostralee - The best thing on sliced bread.

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heirloomtomaguy Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2013 Location: glendora ca Posts: 2,560	Cool article with some great recipes thanks for posting Lee. __________________ “Enter by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and there are many who go in by it. Because narrow is the gate and difficult is the way which leads to life, and there are few who find it."

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nctomatoman Tomatoville® Moderator Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Hendersonville, NC zone 7 Posts: 10,385	I included a few that Storey wouldn't agree to publish due to space considerations. We had the cherry tomato pesto last night. Just amazing - and if you use Sun Gold, it is hard to describe in its deliciousness! Thanks, Lee - that one caught me by surprise. Most things do these days! __________________ Craig

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ddsack Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Northern Minnesota - zone 3 Posts: 3,231	Nicely done article, congratulations! Thanks for the additional recipes, Craig! I will be trying a couple. __________________ Dee **************

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nctomatoman Tomatoville® Moderator Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Hendersonville, NC zone 7 Posts: 10,385	Hey BVV - thanks - I will certainly give it a shot and can see a nice trade forming up! __________________ Craig

July 29, 2015	#3
HeatherT BANNED Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Illinois Posts: 44	Very cool, I enjoyed that. Heather

July 29, 2015	#9
BigVanVader Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Greenville, South Carolina Posts: 3,099	No problem Craig, just trying to give back as you and so many here have to me. You undoubtedly have some varieties I'd like to try (dwarfs) but I realize your a busy man and we can worry about trades later if you'd like. Either way my seeds are ready to mail so just shoot me a PM and I will get them OTW.

July 29, 2015	#10
Gardeneer Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: NC - zone 8a - heat zone 7 Posts: 4,919	Thanks, Craig, for all your valuable contributions. Gardeneer.

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My Foot Smells Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Pulaski County, Arkansas Posts: 1,239	Nice article. This guy saved the Cherokee purple? IDNKT.

July 29, 2015	#15
Yak54 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2009 Location: Madison, OH, zone 6 Posts: 474	Craig--I've admired your work from a distance for 4-5 yrs. now. One of the things I would like to learn more about from you is your success with growing in containers. Did you ever think about doing some video's on the tricks of container growing tomato's, like you did with planting seeds, and transplanting seedlings. I'm sure you could teach many of us besides me, the ups & downs of container growing. Then again, as busy as you are, you don't need another project to do, I'm sure. You are a wealth of knowledge & experience that we all learn from. Dan