{"id":61444,"date":"2018-03-14T08:05:50","date_gmt":"2018-03-14T12:05:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/modernfarmer.com\/?p=61444"},"modified":"2018-10-18T20:14:12","modified_gmt":"2018-10-19T00:14:12","slug":"15-favorite-heirloom-tomato-varieties","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/modernfarmer.com\/2018\/03\/15-favorite-heirloom-tomato-varieties\/","title":{"rendered":"15 Ag &#038; Culinary Pros Share Their Favorite Heirloom Tomatoes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/modernfarmer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/HEIRLOOM-TOMATO-GreenEnvy-Burpee-cmyk.jpg\" alt=\"HEIRLOOM-TOMATO-GreenEnvy-Burpee-cmyk\" width=\"560\" height=\"560\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>GREEN ENVY<\/h2>\n<p>&#8220;Edible perfection. This emerald-green cherry tomato produces tons of fruit all summer long.\u201d  &#8211; <em>Venelin Dimitrov, Senior Product Manager, Burpee; Warminster, PA<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/modernfarmer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/HEIRLOOM-TOMATO-BigRainbow_burpee.jpg\" alt=\"HEIRLOOM-TOMATO-BigRainbow_burpee\" width=\"560\" height=\"560\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>BIG RAINBOW<\/h2>\n<p>&#8220;This beefsteak makes a damn good Bloody Mary.\u201d <em> &#8211; Anthony Sasso, <\/em><em>Executive Chef, La Sirena; New York City<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/modernfarmer.com\/2016\/03\/florida-weave-tomato-trellis\/\">How to Trellis Tomatoes Fast with a Florida Weave<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/modernfarmer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/HEIRLOOM-TOMATO-AuntRubysGermanGreen_bakercreek.jpg\" alt=\"HEIRLOOM-TOMATO-AuntRubysGermanGreen_bakercreek\" width=\"560\" height=\"560\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>AUNT RUBY&#8217;S GERMAN GREEN<\/h2>\n<p>&#8220;Fried green tomatoes, OMG! 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