Banned Tomatoes

It's hard to believe that this sort of thing could happen in the U.S. , but the Florida Tomato Committee has banned the shipment of the most delicious tomatoes available out of state.

The Christian Science Monitor has an article about this subject.

An excerpt from the UglyRipe web site:  "UglyRipe"™ is the Registered Brand Name for the Procacci, Gargiulo, Santa Sweets heirloom variety beefstake style tomato. Heirloom means that the variety at least 40 -50 years old, is open-pollinated and has been preserved and kept true to its purest form. Heirlooms are not hybrid tomatoes which are grown for commercial purposes and tend to lose both flavor and color after several generations of breeding.