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In the past 40 years, we've lost many of our heirloom tomato varieties, along with the many smaller family farms that supported tomato heirlooms. The multitude of tomato heirlooms that had adapted to survive well for hundreds of years were lost or replaced by fewer hybrid tomatoes, bred for their commercially attractive characteristics.
In the process we have also lost much of the ownership of foods typically grown by family gardeners and small farms, and we are loosing the genetic diversity at an accelerating and alarming rate.
Every tomato heirloom variety is genetically unique and inherent in this uniqueness is an evolved resistance to pests and diseases and an adaptation to specific growing conditions and climates. With the reduction in genetic diversity, food production is drastically at risk from plant epidemics and infestation by pests. Call this genetic erosion. We are honor to provide over 600 tomato varities.
NOTE: Use the Search feature to find additional New Varieties For 2008 product. You'll be surprised!
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TomatoFest organic tomato seeds produce vigorous, indeterminate, regular-leaf tomato plants that yield exceptionally large crops of mahogany (brick-red) brown colored, 1-inch, round, open-pollinated cherry tomatoes. The Brown Berry cherry tomato has (more ...)
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Regular leaf heirloom variety from Poland. Producing abundant quantities of 1-2 lb. dark pink with big, well-balanced flavors. Great variety for fresh market and impressing tomato loving friends.
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Russian heirloom, potato-leaf variety producing lots of 12-16 oz., purple-brown beefsteak fruits with some green shoulders. Good desease resistance.
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From the grand state of Texas. Our Tomatofest organic tomato seeds produce tall (naturally), indeterminate (naturally), regular-leaf tomato plants that yield lots of BIG, 1-2 lb., yellow tomatoes with red striping inside and out (and generally a (more ...)
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Delicious, grape tomatoes from Thailand. This plant produces very large quantities of 1"" x 1 3/4"", 1 oz., brilliant, jade-pink fruits that look like pullet eggs. The crisp fruits burst with natural, candy-sweet flavor. This tomato is popular all (more ...)
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Developed by the Washington State University for cooler growing regions and for market. Our Tomatofest organic tomato seeds produce compact, prolific, determinate, regular-leaf tomato plants that yield huge amounts of 1-inch, red cherry tomatoes (more ...)
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