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John Cross hand picks Sun-gold tomatoes and places them in a Tupperware container. The Sun-gold tomatoes will later be turned into tomato jam which has a rich, sweet flavor. ZACH TAYLOR/Special -
John Cross holds two Cherokee Purple tomatoes while standing in his garden. ZACH TAYLOR/Special -
Tomatoes hang from the vine in the Cross family garden, which has been used for nearly 20 years consecutively. The Cross family has been farming on other parts of the property since the early 1900s. ZACH TAYLOR/Special
Habersham County has a wide variety of crops that are grown locally, including tomatoes of every kind.
For many farmers in the area, the season started slower than normal due to frosts lingering…
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