Alejandro Sanchez has been growing tomatoes in Mexico for more than 15 years. If he had to start all over, he would think twice. “It’s much harder than I thought,” Sanchez said. Tomatoes are a ...

Mike Armata has been staring at lackluster tomatoes for a month now. They’re fine to eat, they just don’t look as great as they normally do. His bigger problem is that they’re very expensive. But in ...

Prices for fresh tomatoes hit an eight-year high in March, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Prices rose about 15% in March alone. The increase is largely due to tariffs on fresh ...

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If you haven’t had the chance or pleasure to grow heirloom tomatoes, try it this year. There are slicers, beefsteaks, cherries, and more to explore when it comes to the passed-down, open-pollinated ...

Better sauces, soups, and stews start with these whole-peeled and crushed tomatoes. Amelia Schwartz is a Brooklyn-based writer and editor who has been covering food, beverage, and culture for over ...

You can turn any tomato into tomato sauce. But one consistently turns out a rich, velvety sauce for pasta and plenty of other dishes. Making tomato sauce with fresh tomatoes is a labor of love — it ...

Every summer, there is a brief window—call it August—when the produce is exquisite. The cherries are at their best, as are the peaches, plums, and nectarines. The watermelon is sweet. The eggplants ...

Tomatoes from Mexico are displayed on a grocery store shelf on July 14, 2025 in San Anselmo, California. Senior Correspondent Food prices have been quickly climbing for years now, and now there’s ...

The Trump administration is imposing a 17% tariff on most fresh Mexican tomatoes, the federal government said Monday, ending a yearslong agreement with the U.S.' southern neighbor over trade practices ...

Tomatoes were reviled for centuries—so how did we come to embrace them? This small New Jersey town claims to have played a major role. Once called the "poison apple," tomatoes were thought to be ...