FLEETWOOD, Pa. — Tim Stark is a rock star farmer, scoring his first big hit popularizing heirloom tomatoes. Over the past three decades, the colorful and often weirdly shaped open-pollinated tomatoes ...

I notice, atop a stack of books in our library, one I bought last fall when I was intrigued by the title, "Ten Tomatoes that Changed the World: A History," by William Alexander. What 10 tomatoes?

Tomatoes are at the top of our minds when we think about planting our spring vegetable garden. There are many types: heirlooms large and small; practically foolproof hybrids; sauce tomatoes and ...