Cheap Thrills

As the summer draws to an end, I'd like to give a nod to the Garden Detective blog for her strong coverage of locally grown produce on Long Island, most notably her search for the area's biggest tomato.

For weeks, she talked tomato, ate tomato, and blogged tomato. She's definitely crazy about tomatoes! Check out her blog to read all about it.

Don't have a garden? You can still enjoy them! Check out these cool crafts by the folks on Etsy.com.

Tomato soap by Flower Child Organics -- flowerchildorganics.etsy.com
This crafter says: I use an old time, old fashioned recipe for this lovely kitchen soap. The botanicals are tomatos, basil, rosemary, and poppy seeds! Great to clean garden or kitchen hands, antiseptic and deoderizing as well as nourishing. Pick your very own.

Tomato hat for newborns by My Little Minky -- mylittleminky.etsy.com
This crafter says: Wouldn't your new little one look cute in this tomato hat? Knit from 100% cotton yarn, this hat is soft for a newborn's tender skin. Perfect for upcoming fall weather! Take a bite.