 In what "The New York Times" described as a "food fight", Assemblymember Clare Farragher argued in 2003 that the tomato has a strong historical association with the Garden State and that "the Jersey tomato does have a unique taste" that derives from the characteristics of the soil on the Atlantic coast.Legislation ultimately passed in 2003 establishing the blueberry as New Jersey's official state fruit.In online balloting, "New Jersey