Heirloom Tomatoes at Hutchinson Farm Photo: David MacTavish, Hutchinson Farm kitchen counter, August 23, 2009 2012 is our 5th year growing heirloom tomatoes, and we have a mouth watering selection for you to enjoy -over two dozen varieties including all of our favourites from last year, plus a few new ones that you'll be excited to try! These are tomatoes from around the world, passed from generation to generation, in all shapes, sizes, and colours, and most importantly, tasting great. Grown at Hutchinson Farm since 2008. Available early August to late September.

 
Slicing Tomatoes 2012 (Beefsteak, round, and heart shape)

	Andrew Rahart's Jumbo Red	Large beefsteak, red. A great tasting beefsteak, from Italy via New York City.
	Aunt Ruby's German Green	Large beefsteak, green. This heirloom hall-of-famer is ripe when green.
	Black Krim	Medium - large beefsteak, black (violet/brown). The exotic taste of Black Krim has earned it a favourite spot among tomato lovers.
	Black Zebra	Medium round, deep orange with green stripes. A delightful tomato, great looks, great taste.
	Brandywine	Large beefsteak, pink. The first heirloom tomato to attain legendary status.
	Carbon	Medium round, deep orange, purple/black shoulders. Great taste, blemish free.
	Cherokee Purple	Large beefsteak, dark pink/purple with green shoulders. Cherokee's rich complex flavours makes it a customer favourite.
	Dester New!	Large beefsteak, pink. Similar to Brandywine. Winner of SSE's 2011 Tomato Tasting.
	German Red Strawberry	Large heart-shaped, red. Meaty flesh, sweet flavour
	Gold Medal New!	Large beefsteak, yellow with red streaks. Winner of SSE's 2008 Tomato Tasting.
	Green Zebra	Small round, yellow with green stripes. A modern heirloom tomato, amazing colour, tangy-sweet taste.
	Indian Stripe
	Moonglow New!	Medium round, orange. Winner of SSE's 2007 Tomato Tasting.
	Omar's Lebanese	Large Beefsteak, pink. A whopper of a tomato. Fruit may reach four pounds in weight, with flavour to match!
	Orange Strawberry	Medium heart-shaped, orange. Meaty flesh, rich complex flavour
	Pineapple	Large beefsteak, yellow - pink bicolour. This heirloom favourite is sweet tasting and turns from yellow to pink as it ripens.
	Striped German	Large beefsteak, yellow-red bicolour. A popular bicolour. Note: Not available 2012 -our seed supplier mixed things up and we have a mystery red instead!
	Stupice	Small round, red. “Stoo-peach-ka” is the gold standard of early maturing heirlooms.
	Wapsipinicon Peach New!	Small round, yellow with fuzzy skin. Winner of SSE's 2006 Tomato Tasting. We can't wait to try it!
	White Queen	Medium beefsteak, pale yellow The best tasting "white" heirloom tomato.

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Cherry Tomatoes 2012

	Black Cherry	Medium cherry, purple/red. Darkest cherry with classic complex flavours of the black heirlooms.
	Blondköpfchen	Very small cherry, light yellow. The small size makes picking them too slow for production, but the number of fruit on the plant is impressive.
	Golden Nugget	Medium cherry, yellow. A good yellow, one of the earliest to ripen.
	Green Grape	Medium grape, yellow with green shoulders. With it's green interior, "Green Grape" has that spicy green tomato flavour.
	Lemon Drop	Small-medium cherry, pale yellow. Winner of SSE's 2010 Tomato Tasting -quite the feat for a yellow tomato!
	Riesentraube	Medium cherry, red. Huge clusters of tomatoes look like bunches of grapes.
	Sun Gold New!	Medium cherry, deep orange. Legendary at American farmers' markets. Seed for both heirloom and hybrid versions are available.
	Sweet Orange	Small-medium cherry, orange. This is a hybrid, but we're including it here as it has been our favourite cherry tomato for years and years.
	Velvet Red New!	Medium cherry, red, covered with delicate "peach fuzz"! Winner of SSE's 2009 Tomato Tasting.

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Plum Tomatoes 2012

	Black Plum	Small plum, purple/red. Darkest plum with classic complex flavours of the black heirlooms.
	Golden Milano	Medium plum, yellow. This variety used to have a classic plum tomato shape. This year they are quite round!
	Green Sausage New!	Long plum, yellow with green stripes. Firm flesh, rich sweet flavour.
	Italian Gold	Medium plum, orange. This is our dehybridized version of the unavailable hybrid Italian Gold. Great colour and flavour.
	Opalka	Large plum with pointed tip, red. Dense, with very few seeds, excellent for sauce
	San Marzano	Medium plum, red. Classic Italian canning tomato
	Speckled Roman	Medium plum, red with jagged orange stripes. Simply too beautiful to eat.