NOW that tomatoes and corn are coming to market, it's time to cook in the summer mode.

Where, this time of year, did these tasty tomatoes come from?

The tomatoes come in every color and flavor, as do the wines available for tasting.

The tomatoes come last because, if added at the beginning, they would soak the onions and the peppers.

The fried green tomatoes come from a land of giants.

Latin America is where corn, potatoes, beans, tomatoes and chilies came from.

The city visitors learn that tomatoes come from the garden as well as a grocery store.

"Before, when you asked them where a tomato comes from, they said Pathmark," she said.

The tomato came back, and the radio, and the lawn chair.

On a recent visit, tomatoes were just coming into season.