Eating lots of tomatoes, any way you can, is a great thing. This fruit that acts like a vegetable is loaded with health properties. Here are 10 reasons why you should have tomatoes in your kitchen and pantry: 1  Tomatoes contain all four major carotenoids: alpha-and beta-carotene, lutein, and lycopene.
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Virginia's apple industry traces its birth to Winchester to the planting of the area's first commercial orchard in 1871. Today the area is the State's leading apple producer, and local apples and produce are often sold by main street vendors and farmers markets. Photo courtesy of Virginia Main Street Program.