Show tomatoes some love

Just because McDonald’s and Walmart pulled tomatoes from their shelves and our mouths, doesn’t mean that we have to live through summer without our favorite juicy fruit. (Yes, a tomato is the ovary with seeds of a flowering plant, which makes it a fruit or a berry to be exact – botanically speaking, of course.) I’ve always felt the urge to speak up for those who can’t speak for themselves and now I have to say on behalf of my delicious friends: Don’t hate tomatoes! It’s not their fault. They’re not scary. Though the water used to irrigate them may be. Although authorities haven’t been able to pinpoint the place where the recent salmonella began, they do know what causes it: run off from livestock pastures and waste lagoons at industrial farming sites . Where can you get a tomato that’s guaranteed salmonella free? Your own back yard… or your front porch since growing tomatoes in pots may be the easiest method - for tips visit Growingtomatoe.com. If you don’t have a green thumb and have no desire develop one even for this red delight, do the sensible thing and buy local. Get the tomatoes from somebody you know. For more ideas about all the benefits of buying local produce, check out Envirovore.com

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