Students at Rowan County schools used these varieties of tomatoes in their studies:

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Photo courtesy of henryfields.com.

Carolina Gold: A hybrid variety, this yellow-orange tomato is determinate, meaning it grows as compact bush, about 3 feet tall, and fruits ripen all at once.

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North Carolina Field & Family Spring 2026
Flip through the pages of the Spring 2026 edition of North Carolina Field and Family magazine. In this issue, impress your guests with creative yet easy spring holiday recipes, learn how farmers face challenges planning the future of their farmland, meet some North Carolina beef producers raising the steaks, start your engines with eight reasons to visit Richmond County, get crabby with Sheri Castle’s Deviled Crab recipe and much more.

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