Originally posted by durrelllrobert
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Heirloom Tomatoes Overwhelm Greenmarket -- Lowest Prices This Year So Far
By Robert Sietsema Mon., Aug. 13 2012 at 5:38 PM

At the start of the season in June, prices topped out at $5.50 per pound for vine-ripened heirloom tomatoes, nearly all grown in greenhouses by
enterprising farmers. But now that the actual tomato harvest season is upon us (no greenhouse tomatoes here), farmers are discovering that they might
have planted too many vines.
Prices have been sinking lower, and today, Fork in the Road spotted a sign advertising $2.95 per pound heirlooms, with eight different varieties
represented. Note that this is a maximum, un-negotiated price. As the day wears warmly on, and tomatoes get soft, you'll find you can bargain a better
price, especially if you're willing to buy at least a few pounds.
This might sound like heresy, but almost-mushy heirlooms have the best flavor of all, and anything cooked with them turns out spectacular. Of course,
you'd be unlikely to cook with tomatoes you just forked over almost $6 a pound for, but what if you got a bag of squishy ones for, say, $2 a pound.
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This article also says that the average heirloom tomato plant will produce 20-25 pounds a season. |