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General => News => Topic started by: Sarah R on June 29, 2009, 15:19:52
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BBC Two's series, What To Eat Now is back and we are looking for enthusiastic tomato growers to be involved!
Chef and passionate foodie Valentine Warner’s first BBC TWO series has regularly reached audiences of 2.5 million and he’s been critically lauded as a great new food talent...
For his second series, What To Eat Now: Summer, we’re going to follow Valentine as he lead us through the delights of summer food - one of the most exciting parts of the culinary year for the food lover.
One of the delicious summer ingredients that Valentine will be focusing on is tomatoes, and he hopes to meet the most enthusiastic tomato growers in the UK.
If you are passionate about growing tomatoes, and have great knowledge on the subject, we'd love to hear from you.
Please contact:
Sarah Robertson
sarah.robertson@optomen.com
0207 967 1775
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Due to the resession, the BBC cannot afford to buy tomatos. Dear oh dear.
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;D ;D ;D
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Due to the resession, the BBC cannot afford to buy tomatos. Dear oh dear.
I would of thought the £3.6 billion generated by the tv licence fee would be enough to stretch to a pack of seeds.
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How silly.
I for one would enjoy seeing tomato growers and what they acheave.
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Don't tell me the staff at the BBC are ganging up on Mark Thompson and are getting ready to throw tomato's at him?, can I join the queue please, ;D
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I`m tempted to apply-I will go on about how wonderful `MoneyMaker ` are
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We discussed who was growing the most varieties earlier in the year. I know it was more than 32 (because it beat my total). Come on, own up. BBC2 needs you.
PS I like Valentine Warner, he's prepared to kill what he eats - a bit like me and my tomatoes :)
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Never heard of him. Never seen it.
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It's Valentine Warner's fault I have a plot (borrowed for the year) full of various squashes he highlighted in his last programme - and they are coming along a treat.
twinkletoes
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My problem would be that a ripe `heritage` tomato doesn`t really need a `chef`-it`s flavour speaks for itself-no salt. no balsamic vinegar just me and that tomato :P
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I have over thirty two growing... and with DebP's we probably have over 50 heritage varieties on site... ;D
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Well You are the man they are looking for then Saddad
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Come on Saddad, you're the man. You can a star & we could all get to see Deb's shed.
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I have over thirty two growing... and with DebP's we probably have over 50 heritage varieties on site... ;D
are you sure this is a programme about growing tomatoes, and not a documentary about Obsessive Compulsive Disorder?
and if an Austrian bloke called Bruno turns up...........
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Yes saddad.I reckon you should do it. ;D
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Yes saddad.I reckon you should do it. ;D
Saddad, you will be on Parkie next ;D
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We should put them in touch with that great gardener ;)
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I think you should do but only if you stick a nice fat claim in for ex's which the Beeb are good at, ;)
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the great gardener........wouldn't that be something. I'd set the video ;D
all the other gardening bods have a gimmick Saddad. You should get one too -Monocle? Plus fours? Skill? Sorry, i'll wash my mouth out
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Bloody heck can you imagine the great gardener being filmed and as the camera pulls back a great big stack of books at his feet.
I hope who ever does this has a dig at the commercial growers for half inching heritage tomatoes to create hybrids
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Shouldn't they just be talking to the DigIn bods also at BBC2 ?
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a ripe `heritage` tomato doesn`t really need a `chef`-it`s flavour speaks for itself
Well said!
As for varieties, I've whittled my list down to 7 that suit my needs.
Beef.
Aurora.
Cream Sorbet.
Santa Cruz Cada.
A Bulgarian plum of my own strain
2 heirlooms with lost names, a round and a plum.
They all fill different niches in the kitchen if they make it that far.
Back to the BBC, I doubt that they are looking for good growers so much as good looking but cheap scenery.
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As we are considering an "heritage" tomato plant sale next May any publicity would be great..
all the other gardening bods have a gimmick Saddad.
Mine is sitting on the pew with a good beer... does that count?
;D
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They could probably do most of the series from your site saddad apart from what they have to kill ;D. Come on go for it.
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Go on you know you want to. ;D
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Not quite there yet... some pics to drool over...
(http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e190/Plot52/DSCN1920.jpg)
(http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e190/Plot52/FSCN1135.jpg)
Now I'm going to stop looking back through photobucket and go and do some work on the lotties as it is "judgement day"...
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All this talk of tomatoes....the last two years we lost them all to blight :( :( :(
and the weather doesn't look too promising again :(
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When Jamie Oliver did those programmes on kitchen garden cookery, wasn't his garden stuffed full of heritage toms? Why can't they use him?
What!? you mean they were planted there 5 minutes before they started filming, and hoiked out after he'd gone?! :D
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I think our Jamie does not come cheap like some old boy off an allotment, ;)
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our Jamie does not come cheap like some old boy off an allotment,
I don't come cheap either. Not only am I too expensive for the BBC's cheap TV, I very much doubt that they could handle the controversy.
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our Jamie does not come cheap like some old boy off an allotment,
I don't come cheap either. Not only am I too expensive for the BBC's cheap TV, I very much doubt that they could handle the controversy.
Sorry to hear that you are not going to be a telly star, I would of loved it for some of my hard earned money that I pay for a TV licence go into your back pocket, ;)
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isn't Trixiebelle supposed to be on the telly at some point?
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our Jamie does not come cheap like some old boy off an allotment,
I very much doubt that they could handle the controversy.
Eristic, I personally would LOVE to see you as a guest presenter on Gardeners World...can just see you in the end section where they have their cup of tea and have their matey discussions. Suspect your inclusion would be shortlived but memorable?
Would you wear a cravat?
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Saddad will get my vote.A true gardener' and grower :)
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Angling for a selection box later in the season Betula? ;D
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Well the thought may have crossed my mind............... ::)
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never :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o
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Would you wear a cravat?
No!
I could sit there with my mug of tea upsetting everyone while adding a bit to my bee skep, and not even miss a stich. 8)
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We should put them in touch with that great gardener ;)
Good idea but where is he or she. haven't heard from them for some time. ;D
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Shirl that's surely tempting fate saying that! Do we want to hear from him(?) again?
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Don't tempt fate!
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Good idea but where is he or she. haven't heard from them for some time. ;D
Ssshhhh! :-X Don't tempt fate!