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Arkansas Traveler Tomato

A reliable rose-pink tomato that sets fruit through brutal Southern heat and humidity when other varieties quit. Crack-resistant, productive, and sweet-tart.

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Why it is ours

A tomato bred for the exact climate of the Deep South, where many Black families have gardened for generations. Its reliability in heat made it a staple of subsistence and church gardens across the region.

What it does

A heat-tolerant heirloom that keeps producing lycopene-rich fruit through Southern summers, making it a dependable food source where the climate defeats other tomatoes. Lycopene's tie to lower prostate cancer risk is critical for Black men's doubled mortality, and cooking with fat boosts absorption. Potassium and low glycemic load support blood pressure and metabolic health.

How it is cooked

Eats well fresh and cooks into sauce. Its productivity means abundance for canning and stewing — cook with olive oil for lycopene. Resists cracking even in wet heat.

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