Marblehead Market Man on the Perfect Tomato

Look for bright red and crack-free tomatoes and you'll have some sweet pickings, says Marin Chiths of Cider Hill Farm in Amesbury.

Marin, a lifelong farmer, said tomatoes will be available right through the end of fall.

Tomatoes were late this year but have come into their own, say market farmers.

Marin grew up on a farm in Romania and is now a mainstay at the Marblehead Farmers' Market.

The market is open Saturdays from 9 a.m. to noon through Nov. 23,  at Marblehead Veterans Middle School, 217 Pleasant St. Enter from Vine Street.