In 2015, Seeds of Change, another seed company, made the Cherokee Purple the poster child for its new initiative Save the Flavors, and is giving away free seeds to encourage people to keep ...

Instead, Cherokee Purple tomatoes contain something called pheophytin. Pheophytin is brown, but that's only part of what's going on here. They also contain lycopene, which is red, and chlorophyll ...

A stunning deep purple heirloom, ‘Cherokee Purple’ is one of the most well-known and beloved heirlooms, especially in the South. There’s a reason people ask for it by name! The plants produce medium, ...

Cherokee Purple and German Johnson, both heirloom tomatoes have thin skins and are more fragile and are usually just offered by local farmers. After sampling all five tomatoes, ...

Works-Leary’s suggestion for a tomato plant is one of the most famous heirloom tomato varieties. “If you only grow one heirloom tomato in your garden, it should be Cherokee Purple,” she says.

Tomatoes to go What: Tomato festival and contest Where: Blacksburg Farmers Market, Roanoke Street and Draper Road When: Tasting and judging, 8 to 11 a.m.; regular farmers market continues to ...

Consumers have seed savers and amateur breeders to thank for discovering and sharing heirloom varieties of some vegetables and tomatoes like the Cherokee Purple.

Let's get the obvious out of the way first: Cherokee Purple tomatoes are a bit strange. They're a variety of beefsteak tomatoes characterized by their large size and the fact that they're grown on ...