Sep 7, 2017
Plate de Haiti is a vermilion red, apple-shaped tomato that has been associated with Hispaniola since the 1550s. In 1793, the Creole refugees who fled the successful uprising of enslaved people in Haiti brought this tomato with them. It was reintroduced to North America in 1992 when Norbert Parreira (France) shared the seeds with tomato connoisseur Dr. Carolyn Male, who shared them with Dr. William Woys Weaver, who later shared the seed and its history with me. We grow this tomato at Pentridge Children’s Garden in West Philly so the kids can learn about, taste, and pass on a piece of Caribbean heritage. #platedehaiti #platedehaititomato #heirloomtomato (at Delaware County, Pennsylvania)