KUDOS to our very own NRaleighLiberal, featured in the current issue of Eating Well magazine!!

[niyad]

In the article, Craig is called "the Tomato Savior". A wonderful article and some excellent recipes.





For those of you who do not know, Craig is the author of "Epic Tomatoes: How to Select and Grow the Best Varieties of All Time" and is the tomato advisor to the Seed Saver Exchange.

[workinclasszero]

1. Nice

I'm getting hungry all of a sudden lol

[underpants]

2. I say tomAhto

[niyad]

3. "let's call the whole thing off!"

[Mojorabbit]

4. Got mine in the mail today

Congratulations!

[Sissyk]

5. Do you mean NRaleighLiberal?

Or, am I the one confused?

[niyad]

6. eeek, you are correct. brain dead from the heat.

[Solly Mack]

7. K&R

Very cool

[cyberswede]

8. Thrilled to rec this post!

One of the best DUers around!

[niyad]

11. he is, indeed.

[Omaha Steve]

9. Bought autographed copies of Tomatoes & Growing in Straw directly from him!

K&R!

OS

[niyad]

10. now that is wayyyy cool!!

[Agschmid]

12. Very cool!

[malaise]

13. Oh Yes

Rec

[2theleft]

14. I got my magazine today...

was like, wait, is that our tomato guy?? Sure enough it is! How exciting!

[niyad]

16. it is, indeed. I shared it with my gardening friends at once.

[sueh]

15. ALRIGHT! Congrats, NRaleighLiberal! Well done!

[Person 2713]

17. Congrats

[ReRe]

18. Tiz the season!

"Homegrown tomatoes.

Homegrown tomatoes.

Only two things make life worth living...

And that's true love and homegrown tomatoes!"

My personal choice are cherry tomatoes which I harvest and devour about every other day. They are not quite ready yet. But when they start ripening, I will have cherry tomatoes until the fall.

[NRaleighLiberal]

19. thanks, folks - this is deeply appreciated.

Kinda funny - I knew they did a photoshoot for this last summer - and our local newspaper food writer worked on the article...but I've not seen the article yet (I expect they will send me a few copies).

So - no idea how it came out or what it looks like. It's been a pretty wild last year and a half. Feeling like a really lucky fella. Last comment - I love the talks, workshops, gardening, blogging, writing - not terribly comfy with publicity - or having attention on me.

Sorting out what books 3 and 4 will be - fall writing projects.

thanks again!

[ailsagirl]

22. You betcha', NRaleighLiberal

Kudos to you!!

[Hiraeth]

29. Congratulations

Good to see you

[uppityperson]

31. You make the world a better place.

[NRaleighLiberal]

32. right back at you!

[applegrove]

20. That is fabulous!

[lovemydog]

21. Hey that's awesome.

Congrats. I'm cooking some tomatoes right now! Making red beans & rice with some onions & tomatoes & chicken filets thrown in too. Your book looks really cool.

[Nay]

23. Is it on the magazine stands yet?? I'm gonna run to the bookstore if it is!!

Congrats, Craig!

[niyad]

24. yes, it is. was at the supermarket yesterday.

[Nay]

25. Excellent. I'm off to get it. Thanks. nt

[JHB]

26. Yay, Craig!

[nclib]

27. Congrats!

And an excellent book! Glad you are enjoying this part of your life!

[immoderate]

28. Nice!

--imm

[Haveadream]

30. Congratulations, Craig!

And thank you

Love, love, love tomatoes!

[Aerows]

33. His sweet Lucky Cross tomatoes

are everything in the universe a person who likes tomatoes could want.

He also sent me some plants once, and the sun gold's burst out in such quantity that you wouldn't believe.

God, the full sized tomatoes, a red, were delicious.

But ... do not ever pass up an opportunity to grow, eat, horde or otherwise obtain the Lucky Cross tomato variant.

[gademocrat7]

34. Congrats!

[calimary]

35. That's terrific!!!

[raven mad]

36. I grew them every year - yes even up here!

Until this year when my body won't let me.

There is nothing, nothing better than a home grown tomato. My biggest problem is I tend to grab the green ones to fry...........

[femmocrat]

37. Congratulations!

[niyad]

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