Our best-selling paste tomato. Description from Fedco: Seed Savers Exchange members’ comments tell all: “large red meaty fruit,” “wonderful paste variety,” “great flavor for cooking, canning or fresh eating,” “the standard by which I judge canning tomatoes,” “huge production,” “great for sauces, salsa, canning.” Strong producer of oxheart fruits up to 8 oz with thick bright red flesh. Larger and better than Roma. Flavor has been consistently good even in poor tomato years. Wisconsin heirloom from Amish farmers in the 1870s, first surfaced in the 1987 SSE Yearbook. We have observed some inherent variation, based on how this variety responds to its environment. Needs room and good nutrition to set mostly nippled fruits. Crowding, shading or stress reduces fruit size and nippling. Boarded Slow Food’s Ark of Taste.
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We're a small farm with diverse food, flower and herb production tucked in the Swannanoa Valley of Western North Carolina.
We are committed to beyond organic methods of production and take pride in innovative re-purposing of materials, seed stewardship, quality organic inputs for our soil and crops, and creative presentations of our products to our community. We produce seedlings to jump start healthy home gardens, bouquets to bring that sunshine inside to brighten a day, and provide U-Pick opportunities to bring more people out into the buzzing, sweet smelling flower and herb fields.
For the 2025 farm season, when you order $75+ of seedlings you can pick out a FREE Little Farm T-Shirt or baseball cap (while supplies last!). We'll contact you for preference and size once you've placed your order. Special promotion made possible in partnership with our friends at Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project.
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