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Bill, can I call you, Bill? Lots of speculation here about the origin of the name of the Brandywine tomato, but I am not seeing you make the obvious connection that someone is a fan of Middle Earth. The Brandywine Bridge, Bill! The Brandywine River! And the Brandybucks!

— Jan 23, 2026 08:37AM

Ten Tomatoes that Changed the World: A History

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Ashley is 95% done

Greenhouse tomatoes are grown without soil?????

— Jan 23, 2026 09:26AM

Ashley is 77% done

The Florida tomato makes me sad.

— Jan 22, 2026 07:50PM

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The Puritans are invading my tomato book, like garden slugs.

— Jan 22, 2026 04:11PM

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Chef Boyardee's (nee Boiardi) first name was Ettore.

— Jan 22, 2026 03:51PM

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I am also reading the sixth Game Changers book rn, and Ilya just called Shane "moy pomidor"! His tomato!! lololol

— Jan 22, 2026 11:43AM

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Absolutely wild that pasta d'pomodoro (pasta with tomato sauce) wasn't popular until the 1800s. Before that gli italiani loved to sauce their pasta with pig lard. Why, my people. Why? Anyway, they stopped bc the pig lard stopped being good? Thus, tomatoes.

— Jan 22, 2026 11:13AM

Ashley is 44% done

I love when non-fiction books have a voice and are funny. Also I am learning so much about tomatoes! Also also I am very hungry. I could absolutely murder a lasagna right now.

— Jan 22, 2026 09:05AM