Here's a little change of pace from my photo library, a photo-essay about Manduca sexta or Tobacco Hornworm who ate up my backyard tomato crop a few summers ago. These voracious large caterpillars not only eat tobacco plants but tomato plants in backyard gardens as well. In the article I describe the attack on my innocent tomato plants. I al

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Winter's here. Yes, it's easier to open up a can or strip open a packet of ready made soup, but this wholesome homemade recipe is a keeper - healthy and extremely delicious. It's just about the tomato and celery, and a few more wonderful ingredients. Sit in front of the fireplace with a large mug of this and crusty baguette. Experiment

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The number of illnesses now linked to salmonella-infected tomatoes has jumped to 228. That's according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The CDC has found 61 new cases in half a dozen new states. Those states include Florida, Georgia, Missouri, New York, Tennessee and Vermont. Several restaurants and grocery s

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