Meet the Romano family who have been growing capri tomatoes in Nelson since the 1940s

Meet the Romano family who have been growing capri tomatoes in Nelson since the 1940s

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Meet the Romano family who have been growing capri tomatoes in Nelson since the 1940s by Vanessa Lewis

Title	Meet the Romano family who have been growing capri tomatoes in Nelson since the 1940s
Author	Vanessa Lewis
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Publication	NZ Life & Leisure
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Publisher	NZ Lifestyle Magazine Group
Language	English
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Geographic reference	Nelson, The Wood
Time reference	1940 to present
Online resource	YES
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Topic	Nelson, Tomato Growers, Italians in New Zealand, Romano Family, pomodori,

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Tony Romano was one of the first Nelson tomato growers to grow the capri commercially. His father Cataldo arrived in 1925 as a 16-year-old, and together with several of his compatriots helped build a thriving tomato industry in The Wood, an area that soon became known as Nelson’s Little Italy.

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