Tomatoes Bought My House: The unbelievable story of Radiator Charlie’s Mortgage Lifter Tomato

By Michael Nolan

The beauty of heirloom tomatoes reaches far beyond the dinner table and into history itself.

They are a breath of fresh air in today’s world of genetically mutated plants that foster family and friendship.

Heirloom seeds are truly by the people, for the people. They are not mass manufactured and sold in every store, instead being handed down by generations of real people who value taste and purity over appearance.

In the early 1940s, a man without any formal education who went by the name of “Radiator Charlie” decided that he wanted to create a better tomato. Read the rest of this entry »