La Grange Park resident Bob Zeni’s alter ego, Chicago Tomato Man distributes, 15,000 heirloom tomato plants annually.

Each September, a former restaurateur named Gary Ibsen holds TomatoFest, a celebration of the heirloom tomato outside Carmel, California. The definition of an heirloom is somewhat vague ...

Bob Zeni, the Chicago Tomato Man, joins Wendy Snyder (in for Bob Sirott) to talk about the perfect time to plant tomatoes and the definition of a true “heirloom” tomato. He also ...