Interesting facts:

Fresh tomatoes are available throughout the year, but are most abundant at the end of the summer when field tomato crops are in the stores as well as the usual greenhouse varieties. Tomatoes are more flavourful when left to ripen on the vine and are picked only when they begin to ‘blush’. A secret to keeping that freshly picked taste of tomatoes is to never store them in the refrigerator and remember, they are best left in a cool dry place. There are many different varieties of tomatoes and now many small “cocktail” varieties are being developed that make them great snacks and convenience foods. Lycopene is the pigment responsible for the tomato’s red colour and the tomato,fruit and/or vegetable, is the best dietary source of lycopene… There is growing research evidence that the consumption of tomato-based products is linked to a reduction in the risk of developing prostate cancer.* "A healthy diet rich in a variety of vegetables and fruit may help reduce the risk of some types of cancer."

Tomato Facts!
- Ancient beliefs were that tomatoes were poison and were only used as an ornamental climbing plant until the nineteenth century.
- Tomatoes are actually fruits not vegetables.
- There are more than 10,000 varieties of tomatoes