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Darrell Merrell

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By joiei
in The Heartland: Dining

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joiei

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Darrell, a gentle man with an incredible knowledge of heirloom tomatos and heirloom garlic has passed. In 1993, he began selling his tomatoes at the flea market. One by one, Merrell explained to customers the value of heirloom tomatoes, eventually winning legions of fans and leading the heirloom movement in Oklahoma.

I will miss seeing him at the market on occasions and his great sense of humor.

It is good to be a BBQ Judge.  And now it is even gooder to be a Steak Cookoff Association Judge.  Life just got even better.  Woo Hoo!!!

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That's terrible news, joiei. I received your email with his name in the subject line but couldn't open the link at the time so I'm just now reading this. I loved that man - although I met him as "The Tomato Man with Garlic Breath" when he spoke to a group of us at Seed Savers in Decorah, IA.

I see in the article that he was 68 but would have guessed him much younger than that. I'm sure he will be greatly missed in Tulsa and I am saddened that I'll never enjoy his wit and passion for the soil again. Truly a loss. I am glad his daughter came back from the PNW to carry the torch.

Judy Jones aka "moosnsqrl"

Sharing food with another human being is an intimate act that should not be indulged in lightly.

M.F.K. Fisher

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