THERE’S a secret hiding under the elm trees on a farm at Bacchus Marsh.
It’s a fruit affectionately known as “Grandpa’s tomatoes” and they come in an assortment of “ugly” shapes and sizes.
No one knows what sort of tomato they are or where they came from, but their appearance takes nothing away from their rich, juicy flavour.
More than four generations and 80 years of experience have gone into producing these tomatoes, grown by third-generation farmer Sam Dellios on his 12ha property along the Lerderderg River 60km north west of Melbourne.