{"id":28980,"date":"2014-01-03T13:46:06","date_gmt":"2014-01-03T18:46:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/?p=28980"},"modified":"2014-01-03T13:46:06","modified_gmt":"2014-01-03T18:46:06","slug":"what-is-an-heirloom-tomato","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/2014\/01\/what-is-an-heirloom-tomato\/","title":{"rendered":"What is an heirloom tomato?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana,sans-serif;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-28983\" title=\"heirloom_tomatoes\" src=\"http:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/heirloom_tomatoes-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/heirloom_tomatoes-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/heirloom_tomatoes.jpg 499w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Dr. Monica Ozores-Hampton will be speaking to the Lehigh Acres Edible Gardening Exchange on heirloom tomatoes. Monica has statewide responsibility for vegetable production and is located at the\u00a0SW Florida Research and Education Center\u00a0located in Immokalee, FL.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Join us for our monthly meeting <span class=\"aBn\" data-term=\"goog_766803312\"><span class=\"aQJ\">Thursday, January 16th at 7pm<\/span><\/span> at Veterans Park Recreation Center in Lehigh. After the first meeting, the venue requires a $10 lifetime membership fee. For more information, contact Karen Harty at <a href=\"tel:610.530.8883\" target=\"_blank\">610.530.8883<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span><span style=\"color: #009900;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong>Edible Gardening Groups<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nof the Lehigh Acres Edible Gardening Exchange<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: verdana,sans-serif;\"><span><span><span style=\"color: #009900;\"><span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,sans-serif;\"><span><span><span style=\"color: #009900;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span><span style=\"font-family: verdana,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span><strong>Both our adult and youth clubs meet the third <span class=\"aBn\" data-term=\"goog_766803313\"><span class=\"aQJ\">Thursday<\/span><\/span> of the month (with the exception of December for the adult group) <\/strong>inside the Veterans Park Recreational Center located at 55 Homestead Road South in Lehigh Acres<strong>.<br \/>\n<\/strong><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,sans-serif;\"><span><span><span style=\"color: #009900;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,sans-serif;\"><span><span><span style=\"color: #009900;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span><span style=\"font-family: verdana,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span><em><strong>Upcoming meeting:<\/strong> <span class=\"aBn\" data-term=\"goog_766803314\"><span class=\"aQJ\">January 16<\/span><\/span> Heirloom Tomatoes for S Florida (Dr. Monica Ozores-Hampton, UF\/IFAS Extension Agent). <\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,sans-serif;\"><span><span><span style=\"color: #009900;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,sans-serif;\"><span><span><span style=\"color: #009900;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span><span style=\"font-family: verdana,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span><em><strong>Guest speaker is shared by both clubs.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana,sans-serif;\"><span><span><span style=\"color: #009900;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,sans-serif;\"><span><span><span style=\"color: #009900;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span><span style=\"font-family: verdana,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span><span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #009900;\">Lehigh Acres Edible Gardening Exchange<\/span> <\/strong><span class=\"aBn\" data-term=\"goog_766803315\"><span class=\"aQJ\">7:00-8:30pm<\/span><\/span> year-round except December. Venue requires $10 lifetime membership. <strong>Free<\/strong> meetings. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana,sans-serif;\"><span><span><span style=\"color: #009900;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,sans-serif;\"><span><span><span style=\"color: #009900;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span><span style=\"font-family: verdana,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span><span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #009900;\">Member-to-Member Chat<\/span> <\/strong>6:30pm the last Friday of the month. Held at a member&#8217;s home. <strong>Free<\/strong>. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 40px;\"><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana,sans-serif;\"><span><span><span style=\"color: #009900;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,sans-serif;\"><span><span><span style=\"color: #009900;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span><span style=\"font-family: verdana,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\"><span style=\"color: #009900;\"><strong>Junior Edible Gardening Club 4-H<\/strong><\/span> Ages 8-18.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #444444;\"><span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\"> Fee.<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: verdana,sans-serif;\"><span><span><span style=\"color: #009900;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: verdana,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span><span style=\"font-family: verdana,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>Grow A Gardener (GAG). <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-family: verdana,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Eight-session program for ages 8 and up. <\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: verdana,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,sans-serif;\"><span><span><span style=\"color: #009900;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,sans-serif;\"><span><span><span style=\"color: #009900;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span><span style=\"font-family: verdana,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span><span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\">Venue requires $10 lifetime membership. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>Fee. <span style=\"font-family: verdana,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: verdana,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\"><span style=\"color: #009900;\"><strong>Hands-on Edible Gardening.<\/strong><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: verdana,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: #444444;\">Just about every <span class=\"aBn\" data-term=\"goog_766803316\"><span class=\"aQJ\">Sunday<\/span><\/span> from <span class=\"aBn\" data-term=\"goog_766803317\"><span class=\"aQJ\">9-11am<\/span><\/span>. <strong>FREE<\/strong>. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: verdana,sans-serif;\">Dr. Monica Ozores-Hampton will be speaking to the Lehigh Acres Edible Gardening Exchange on heirloom tomatoes. Monica has statewide responsibility for vegetable production and is located at the\u00a0SW Florida Research and Education Center\u00a0located in Immokalee, FL.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Join us for our monthly meeting <span class=\"aBn\" data-term=\"goog_766803312\"><span class=\"aQJ\">Thursday, January 16th at 7pm<\/span><\/span> at Veterans Park Recreation Center in Lehigh. After the first meeting, the venue requires a $10 lifetime membership fee. For more information, contact Karen Harty at <a href=\"tel:610.530.8883\" target=\"_blank\">610.530.8883<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dr. Monica Ozores-Hampton will be speaking to the Lehigh Acres Edible Gardening Exchange on heirloom tomatoes. 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