Heirloom Tomatoes
Delicious Varieties
Guest: Craig LeHoullier, author of "Epic Tomatoes; How to Select and Grow the Best Varieties of all Time"
Tomatoes are not limited to being big and red. Craig LeHoullier has experimented with and developed thousands of varieties of heirloom tomatoes.
Most Store-Bought Tomatoes are Actually Missing the “Flavor Gene” Present in Wild Tomatoes
Guest: James Giovannoni, Molecular Biologist, USDA, and Professor, Boyce Thompson Institute, Cornell University
There’s a rare “flavor gene” in wild tomatoes called TomLoxC that’s actually missing in most modern, domesticated tomatoes. No wonder store-bought tomatoes are less flavorful! Can we get back the flavor gene?