Heirloom Tomatoes

Commodity Overview

Heirloom tomatoes generally refer to tomatoes that are grown from non-hybrid seeds and are grown through open pollination. The seeds have often been handed down through generations. Heirloom tomatoes come in a variety of shapes, sizes and flavors.

Produce Availability

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Characteristics

Commodity: Tomatoes
Category: Salad Vegetables
Appearance: Appearance varies but often heirloom varieties have an almost misshapen appearance when compared with conventional tomato varieties
Flesh: Meaty flesh with small seeds
Flavor: Varies
Size: An average tomato weighs about 120 grams; heirloom varieties can sometimes be quite large
Color: Varies
Shape: Varies; often irregular
Commonly Cooked: Yes
Served Raw: Yes
Seed: Small, white
Availability: Year-round
Additional Notes: Photo courtesy NatureFresh Farms

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Covilli Brand Organics

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Business Type:

Grower, Shipper, Wholesaler

Location HQ:

Nogales, 85621 Arizona

Cooking Vegetables:

Brussels Sprouts, Kale

Organic Produce:

Organic Apples, Organic Beans, Organic Brussels Sprouts, Organic Cucumbers, Organic Eggplant, Organic Lemons, Organic Limes, Organic Onions, Green

John Vena Inc.

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Business Type:

Importer, Wholesaler

Location HQ:

Philadelphia, 19153 Pennsylvania

Berries:

Blackberries, Blueberries, Cranberries, Raspberries, Specialty Berries

Citrus:

Grapefruit, Lemons, Limes, Oranges, Clementines / Mandarins / Tangerines

Hopkins Farms

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Business Type:

Broker, Grower, Shipper

Location HQ:

Cairo, 31728 Georgia

Cooking Vegetables:

Cabbage, Eggplant, Kale, Okra, Peas, Squash, Summer, Squash, Winter, Turnips

Salad Vegetables:

Peppers, Bell, Tomatoes

Koornneef Produce Ltd

Overview (1) (0) (0)

Business Type:

Shipper, Processor, Foodservice

Location HQ:

Beamsville, L0R 1B3 Ontario

Cooking Vegetables:

Eggplant, Peppers, Chili

Salad Vegetables:

Peppers, Bell, Peppers, Mini Sweet

Deciduous Fruit:

Green Grapes, Bartlett Pears, Anjou Pears, Bosc Pears

Stone Fruit:

Yellow-Flesh Nectarines, White-Flesh Peaches

Develop 360 LLC

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Business Type:

Grower, Wholesaler

Location HQ:

Davenport, 33837 Florida

Berries:

Blackberries, Blueberries, Cranberries, Gold Raspberries, Red Raspberries, Strawberries, Red Currants, Kiwiberries, Cape Gooseberries/Goldenberries

Citrus:

Melogold

Mantia Tomato and Brokerage Inc.

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Business Type:

Broker

Location HQ:

Temple Terrace, 33617 Florida

Salad Vegetables:

Tomatoes, Dried Tomatoes, Beefsteak Tomatoes, Round Tomatoes, Red Cherry Tomatoes, Yellow Cherry Tomatoes, Red Cherry Tomatoes on the Vine, Red Cocktail Tomatoes, Plum/Roma Tomatoes on the Vine, Greenhouse/Hydroponic Tomatoes

Juniper Hill Farms LLC

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Business Type:

Grower

Location HQ:

Lawrence, 66044-9331 Kansas

Cooking Vegetables:

Herbs, Orange Pumpkins, White Pumpkins, Sugar Pie Pumpkins, Pink Pumpkins, Fairy Tale Pumpkins, Cucuzzo Squash, Yellow Crookneck Squash, Yellow Straightneck Squash, Zucchini Squash