There is an old song called Home Grown Tomatoes by Guy Clark. These tomatoes are some of our Alley Tomatoes and they are soooo good! But even more than that, there is a line – the chorus – in the song that says,
What’d life be without home grown Tomatoes,
There’s only two things that money can’t buy:
True love and home grown tomatoes.”
And just for kicks, here are the rest of the lyrics.
Bacon, lettuce and home grown tomatoes
Up in the morning and out in the garden
Pick you a ripe one, don’t get a hard ‘un.
Plant ’em in the springtime eat ’em in the summer,
All winter without ’em’s a culinary bummer.
I forget all about the sweatin and the diggin
Every time I go out and pick me a big’un.
CHORUS
2.
You can go out and eat’em that’s for sure,
But there’s nothin a home grown tomato won’t cure
You can put em in a salad, put em in a stew
You can make your own, your very own tomato juice
You can eat em with eggs, you can eat em with gravy
You can eat em with beans, pinto or navy
Put em on the side, put em on the middle
Home grown tomatoes on a hot cake griddle
CHORUS
3.
If I could change this life I lead,
You could call me Johnny Tomato Seed
I know what this country needs,
It’s home grown tomatoes in every yard you see
When I die don’t bury me
In a box in a cold dark cemetery
Out in the garden would be much better
Where I could be pushin up those home grown tomatoes.
CHORUS
Home grown tomatoes, home grown tomatoes,
What’d life be without home grown Tomatoes,
There’s only two things that money can’t buy:
True love and home grown tomatoes.“
And I feel so very lucky! I’ve got both!!! And if you look hard, you can probably find a copy of the song. Neat song and so appropriate! Cheers.
Margaret said:
I have a true love of and for home grown tomatoes. Your pictures are lovely.
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Bob and Robin said:
Hi Jeannie – Welcome to Idaho! Robin is from Jersey and I'm from Delaware. Your question: You can look in the sidebar and click on Local Harvests banner or you can look at this link: http://www.localharvest.org/search.jsp?lat=43.56867&lon=-116.19627&scale=7&ty=-1 Cut and paste the link into your browser. There are a lot of local farms around that have produce. Good hunting!
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Donna said:
Totally agree! I am canning some stewed tomatoes today! Enjoy!
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Jeannie Miller said:
Hey, where would you guys buy great home grown tomatos locally if you didn't have your own crop. I am from New Jersey where Tomatos are king. Long Summers, Hot Humid and Sunny and crops last til October. So, where is your best local (hopefully not a big Saturday Market Hassle place) spot. Good stuff, no crowds. Jeannie MillerBoise Id
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