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Farm Your Yard: The Well-Travelled Tomato

KBIA | By Trevor Harris

Published May 15, 2015 at 3:37 PM CDT

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Farmers agree that tomatoes always sell well at the Farmers' Market.

Carrie Hargrove / CCUA

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Tomatoes await their tasters at a recent Bradford Farm Tomatofest.

Carrie Hargrove / CCUA

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Tomato champion Alexander Livingston is recalled in this installment of Farm Your Yard.

Livingston Seed

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Baker Creek Seed Company based in Mansfield, Missouri sells hundreds of varieties of heirloom tomato seeds.

Baker Creek Seed Company

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Tomatoes are now available in many colors.

Carrie Hargrove / CCUA

Almost every gardener has a tomato plant or two. This week on Farm Your Yard, Carrie Hargrove from the Columbia Center for Urban Agriculture takes us on tour of the tomato through time.

Hear new installments of Farm Your Yard during Thinking Out Loud, which airs each Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. on 91.3FM KBIA.