Paste

(Lycopersicon esculentum) We’ve looked at many new-to-us varieties of tomatoes over the years, and few have left us as excited as this Cuor di Bue (“ox heart”) type tomato from Ligurian coast town of Albenga, just west of Genoa, in Northern Italy. When most people think of saucing or roasting...

*Ark of Taste Heirloom*(Lycopersicon esculentum) Fiaschetto is a regional treasure of Puglia in Southeast Italy complete with a designated Slow Food presidia. These small, 2-3 oz, plum-shaped tomatoes with a slight nipple at the blossom end hang like grapes from the bushy determinate plants in such prolific quantities that we...

(Lycopersicon esculentum) This variety was handed to us by friend and seed steward Rowan White at a seed swap many years ago. Originally a Heintz variety, it was maintained by a Montana grower for over 20 years, selecting for early maturity and a compact shape. In the field, it often seemed...

*Ark of Taste Heirloom* (Lycopersicon esculentum) We’d been looking for a paste tomato that was not too (or at all!) mealy on the tongue, productive, and early with a vibrant, complex taste we wanted to eat fresh...Got it! Grown since the early part of the 20th century in Sheboygan, Wisconsin,...