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I know it sounds ridiculous, but I haven't quite got over the miracle that you plant things, and they do sprout up.

I love tomatoes, and they're so good for you.

My fake plants died because I did not pretend to water them.

For me, summer hasn't really started until tomatoes reappear in local farmers' markets.

Use plants to bring life.

I love to pick tomatoes at the end of the day, when they're still warm from the sun.

To grow a tomato or a pepper and prepare a meal from your labor and care is primordially satisfying.

Finally, I get to have houseplants and they stay alive.

There is nothing better than picking up sun-warmed tomatoes and smelling them, feeling them and scrutinizing their shiny skins for imperfections, dreaming of ways to serve them.