Tomato Tasting

Visit Heritage Farm and sample varieties of heirloom tomatoes. Vote for your favorite tomato, attend workshops, and celebrate early fall in Seed Savers Exchange’s beautiful display gardens.

Agenda

12:00 PM – Tomato tasting and salsa contest begins

1:00 PM, 2:00 PM, and 3:00 PM – Workshops

4:00 PM – Winners of the tomato tasting and salsa contest announced

The 2025 winners are…

Three large yellow-orange 'Anna Meyer' tomatoes, with one stacked on top of the other two — ‘Anna Meyer,’ winner of the slicer category

Slicer: ‘Anna’ Meyer

Beefsteak tomato. A bicolor tomato that is yellow on top and red on the bottom. Fruit measures 2.7-3.4 inches long, 3.5-5.5 inches wide, and weighs up to 2 pounds. Fruit in clusters of 2-4. Indeterminate plants with standard leaves and slightly exserted styles. Earlier maturing and average productivity when grown in 2016 at Heritage Farm.

‘Anna Meyer’ seeds are available on the Exchange.

Three red 'Amish Paste' tomatoes and four tomato slices on a countertop — ‘Amish Paste,’ winner of the cooking category

Cooking: ‘Amish Paste’

Tom Hauch of Heirloom Seeds commercialized this variety in 1990. It was acquired from the Amish near Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Bright red 8-12 ounce fruits vary in shape from oxheart to rounded plum. Delicious flesh is juicy and meaty, excellent for sauce or fresh eating—one of Slow Food USA’s Ark of Taste varieties.

Shop ‘Amish Paste’ seeds

Many small, round, dark-purple 'Black Cherry' tomatoes on a rock surface — ‘Black Cherry,’ winner of the snacking category

Snacking: ‘Black Cherry’

Had the most votes out of all 27 varieties! Vigorous, regular leaf plants covered in clusters of 1″ round cherry tomatoes. Dusky purple-black fruits bursting with rich flavor—sweet and complex.

Shop ‘Black Cherry’ seeds

All 2025 Tomato Tasting Varieties

Slicer

‘Anna Meyer’

A large red 'Anna Meyer' tomato hangs from a low tomato vine

‘Debbie’

A cluster of many medium-sized red 'Debbie' tomatoes and one green tomato hang from a tomato plant vine

‘Dester’

‘Dester’ seeds available here!

‘German Pink’

‘German Pink’ seeds available here!

‘Hazel Gold’

Two orange 'Hazel Gold' tomatoes sit on a wooden bench with third tomato sliced in half to reveal the inside.

‘Hillbilly Potato Leaf’

Two yellow 'Hillbilly Potato Leaf' tomatoes and four yellow tomato slices arranged on a white plate

‘Marizol Purple’

A large red and brown 'Marizol Purple' tomato hangs from a tomato plant vine with grasses in the background

‘Mortgage Lifter (Halladay’s)’

‘Mortgage Lifter (Halladay’s)’ seeds available here!

‘Paul Robeson’

‘Paul Robeson’ seeds available here!

‘Peg O’ My Heart’

Three large red 'Peg O' My Heart' tomatoes arranged on a wooden bench

‘Purple Top’

Two large pink 'Purple Top' tomatoes with one tomato slice on a piece of burlap fabric.

‘Stoke’s Green’

Two green and yellow 'Stoke's Green' tomatoes and one green tomato slice arranged on a wooden bench.

‘Sulia’s Heart’

A large red 'Sulia's Heart' tomato hangs from a tomato plant vine with other green tomatoes in the background.

‘White Tomesol’

‘White Tomesol’ seeds available here!

‘Wisconsin Chief’

‘Wisconsin Chief’ seeds available here!

Cooking

‘Amish Paste’

‘Amish Paste’ seeds available here!

‘Martino’s Roma’

‘Martino’s Roma’ seeds available here!

‘Orange Banana’

A cluster of four yellow-orange 'Orange Banana' tomatoes and one green tomato hanging from a tomato vine.

‘Peace Yellow Paste’

Many oblong deep yellow 'Peace Yellow Paste' tomatoes and one tomato sliced in half arranged on the ground

Snacking

‘Beam’s Yellow Pear’

‘Beam’s Yellow Pear’ seeds available here!

‘Black Cherry’

‘Black Cherry’ seeds available here!

‘Blondkopfchen’

‘Blondkopfchen’ seeds available here!

‘Large Red Cherry’

‘Large Red Cherry’ seeds available here!

‘Miss Lucille’

two clusters of pink and green 'Miss Lucille' cherry tomatoes hanging from a tomato plant

‘Ukrainian Purple’

‘Ukrainian Purple’ seeds available here!

‘White Cherry’

‘White Cherry’ seeds available here!

‘Willie’s Garden’

‘Willie’s Garden’ seeds available here!

Photos of past tomato-tasting events at Heritage Farm

An ariel photograph of lines of people next to tables of chopped up tomatoes.

A child looks on as a woman' writes on a piece of paper.

A table set up with plates of chopped up tomatoes.

Hands reaching for bites of tomato.

An open box with the words "Vote Here" next to a plate of chopped tomatoes.

Two tables with plates of chopped tomatoes.