The Times - Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley

When I first bit into a Paul Roberson heirloom tomato, I could hear my dad yelling out, "Did you kids tie-up the tomatoes today?" He would always yell this right after we got settled in to watch Disney presents "Old Yeller."

Seriously, the Roberson heirloom tomato tastes like tomatoes used to taste when we were kids.

A new seed collector's reference gardening book is now available by Baker Creek Seed Company;

"Heirloom Life Gardener." This book talks about the lost heirloom seeds of our continent, a growing concern for the purists and gardeners who care about where our food comes from and w...