Tomatoes 101

Hosted by Evan Kleiman Mar. 19, 2011 Food & Drink

Scott Daigre is the man behind Tomatomania, an annual tomato plant sale. Follow Good Food Producer Harriet Ells' progress on the Good Food Blog.

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Credits

Host:

Evan Kleiman

Producers:

Harriet Ells, Bob Carlson, Gillian Ferguson, Candace Moyer, Connie Alvarez, Laryl Garcia

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