A TECHNOLOGY centre in Selby has grown the first Yorkshire tomatoes of the year.
Sunstream midi plum tomatoes have been grown at Stockbridge Technology Centre to be marketed by members of the East Yorkshire Local Food Network (EYLFN) to its customers throughout the region.
Nigel Bartle, chair of the Tomato Growers Association and board member of EYLFN, said: "The first tomatoes from Stockbridge's new research facility were harvested in time for Christmas and have been very well received due to their exceptional, just-picked taste. Sunstream is a lovely variety, with a deep red colour, but most importantly, that home grown flavour.
"They were grown in a research glasshouse that is testing the potential of energy efficient LED lights to allow crops to be UK grown for superior freshness and taste."
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