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Dr. C,
Love your book and I have enjoyed reading your advice to others on DG. I have recently learned Craig H. lives in Raleigh, NC, not far from where I live south of the city. I am wondering what he would suggest living in the same area as me, but I was wondering, what tomatoes you would recommend to sell at both farmers market and to upscale restaurants? This past year I grew Cherokee Purple, Green Zebra, Neb. Wedd., Kelloggs Break., Aunt Ruby's German Green, Amish Paste, assorted Brandywines, and other F1 hybrids. I only grew a few of each heirloom variety, mostly b/c I was not real familiar with yields and habits. Next year I would like to exclusively market heirlooms, there is really no one at my market doing so. The market I'm at would support upscale gourmet produce if someone was there reliably with it every week. In addition, how would these heirlooms do if I started them early in a passive solar hoophouse to get a jump on the season? Secondly, would joining SSE give me better access to some of these varieties through their annual book? Lastly, what is the potential for growing out varieties to help with marketing/continuing their genetic heritage? Could you recommend any book in particular from SSE's catalog on seed saving (Deppe vs. Ashworth?)? Thank you in advance for your wisdom.
Tom (transplanted upstate NY yankee)
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