Researchers at Oregon State University are changing the standard tomato’s appearance….they developed a purple tomato. The purple colored tomato contains the same compounds (phytochemical) found in blueberries. This compound assists in reducing the risk of cancer and heart disease. The new purple tomato could hit grocery stores in the next two years.
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Where can I buy seed, or plants?
Thanks for your help RJ
Here is a fairly out-dated page listing some resources for purple tomato seeds. While that information might not be current any longer you might find some people linked up there who can help you find seeds for these tomatoes.
that would be interesting.!
actually, no, that would just be something new..
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