You made a spot for tomatoes in your garden this year, but if you're wondering if that counts as a vegetable patch, it depends whom you ask. Strictly, [it's] the ripened ovary of a plant and its ...

Amy Y. Conry Davis is a writer who specializes in green living, sustainability, and travel. She holds a B.A. in English from the University of San Diego. Let's settle this debate once and for all: the ...

I know a tomato is a fruit, but lets face it, we eat them as if they are vegetables. They are not baked into pies, or made into jam. They are used as a relish or a condiment. But scientifically, they ...

Dear Master Gardener: My friend and I are debating about whether a tomato is a vegetable or a fruit. She thinks it’s a fruit because it has seeds, but I pointed out that cucumbers and zucchini have ...

If you eat tomatoes with a source of fat such as olive oil or avocado, you'll absorb more fat-soluble lycopene. (Dreamstime/TNS) Credit: Dreamstime—TNS Sign up for the Gazette's morning ...

"For roll call, please say your favorite vegetable," our club officer announced. I was at a meeting of PEO, which is a philanthropic educational organization for women. We in Chapter V are getting to ...