Products: Seasonal Produce
Production Methods: Conventional
If you’re looking for the best tomatoes in Texas, then you’re in luck because Matt’s Home Grown Produce has all the fresh Jacksonville tomatoes you can eat! Texans near and far reminisce of summers at the Dallas Farmers Market in their youth, picking up boxes full of these prized ripe tomatoes. Jacksonville, TX has been known for their tomatoes since the turn of the 20th century for their sweet flavor and unbeatable quality. Railroad expansion at that time brought the first tomato farmers to the area, who found the sandy soil to be perfect for growing their crops. Many East Texans claim that the unique sweet red clay adds the final touch that really makes for the renowned flavor of a Jacksonville Tomato. According to David Claiborne in a Texas Farm Bureau article, “People learned that tomatoes from Jacksonville just taste good. It’s not something I did. The tomatoes are good. All we’re doing is growing them.” Once those priceless tomatoes are done for the year there’s still plenty of time to get noon day onions, watermelon, cantaloupes, okra, and peppers, too. – Jacksonville, TX
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