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Heirloom, or Heritage tomatoes, usually refers to varieties and cultivars that have been handed Chocolate Stripesdown over generations for their continued availability. Some are hundreds of years old, some more modern but all are open-pollinated, GM-free and normally organically produced. They come in many shapes and sizes and are available in a rainbow of colours. Many originate from the USA, Russia/Ukraine and eastern Europe. We've listed all the suppliers alphabetically on the left, with our recommendations to the right.

Check them out - Grow On, You'd be Mad not to!


Growmad Recommendations...

Tomato Revolution

https://www.tomatorevolution.co.uk/
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At Tomato Revolution we are all about the flavour. We love tomatoes of all size, shape and colour. Our tomatoes are a celebration of rare family Heirloom varieties, modern new tomatoes, Dwarf tomato varieties and ongoing projects developing new exciting flavour-driven tomato releases.

We're based in Wiltshire, UK and have grown unique tomatoes for over 15 years.

NR Tomato Seed

https://nrtomatoseed.com/
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In 2016 I came across a picture of a black tomato which would change my tomato growing habits forever. I tracked down the breeder in the US and purchased some seeds. That tomato was Black Beauty and it's still my favourite variety today. Since that first packet of heirloom seeds, I've explored hundreds of different heirloom tomato varieties.

The varieties that you see for sale here are all varieties that I have personally enjoyed growing and eating and will definitely be growing again. These are my recommendations out of the many varieties I've tried, clearly my taste in tomatoes leans towards either green when ripe or anthocyanin tomatoes.

Tomatofest

https://www.tomatofest.com/
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TomatoFest ® is one of America's first family-operated seed distributors to feature only Certified Organic, open-pollinated tomato seeds.

Since 1990, we have personally grown, and harvested all of our heirloom tomato seeds, by hand, to ensure you the finest quality, true-to-type, tomato seeds. No hybrids. No GMOs. "Every Seed A Possibility."

Tomato Eden

https://en.tomatoeden.net/
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Tomato Eden is among the largest and most diverse tomato seed inventories in Europe. Our company offers heirloom and rare tomato seeds that have been long forgotten in our modern world and cannot be found in commercial shops or gardening catalogues. Our family has been growing vegetables for more than 40 years. It has been our work and passion. 

Real Seeds

https://www.realseeds.co.uk/tomatoes_vines.html
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We've been producing seed for about twenty years now, and we pride ourselves on our reputation for excellent seed quality. We only send out really good seed; we are gardeners too and we know the frustration that poor seed could cause. We're a DEFRA-registered seed merchant. You'll find no hybrids or genetically modified seed here - just varieties that do really well and taste great.

Victoriana Nursery

https://www.victoriananursery.co.uk/Tomatoes/
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Here at Victoriana, we think we are uniquely different and some might even go as far as saying odd! Well odd but happy is fine by us! Victoriana Nursery Gardens is the distillation of the Shirley family's many years of experience serving the gardeners of the United Kingdom - in fact, the Shirley family tree reveals that way back in the early 1700s a branch of the family were seed merchants.

Heritage Seed Market

https://heritageseedmarket.com/index.php/shop/
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Heritage Seed Market is a virtual marketplace of individual seed vendors, Heritage Tomato Seed, Bunny Hop Seeds and Muddy Bucket Farm, each with a passion for maintaining heirloom seed stock and/or establishing new open-pollinated varieties. 

We will be adding new varieties year-round so please check back often!

Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds

https://www.rareseeds.com/store/vegetables
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It all started in 1998 with Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds, the company that now offers one of the largest selections of heirloom seeds in the U.S. with over 1,300 varieties of tasty vegetables, fragrant flowers, and spicy herbs. Groovy seeds for all your home and market garden needs. Jere collects many ethnic varieties each year through his extensive travels.

Territorial Seed Company

https://territorialseed.com/collections/tomato
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Territorial Seed Company is wholly owned by Tom and Julie Johns. Purchased in 1985, Tom and Julie have grown the business substantially over the past 40 years.

Our purpose is to improve people's self-sufficiency and independence by enabling gardeners to produce an abundance of good-tasting, fresh from the garden food.

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