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 A delicious, thin-skinned heirloom documented as early as 1793 and assumed to come from the state of Chiapas in Mexico. With flattened bottoms, the smallish fruits are like beefsteak tomatoes. |
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 A large pink tomato with ruffles like a pleated dress. Named for its ancient creators in Oaxaca, this tomato is suitable for stuffing or eating raw. |
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 Originally it was a wild Mexican tomato called Coyote Tiny Yellow. A jewel-like cherry, that bears 6 to 8 on a branch. Very flavorful! |
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 Small, round red tomatoes, about 2 and half inches across. From a Zapotec home garden! |
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 A good-sized cherry tomato, producing hundreds of meaty red fruits. Originally collected on the Punta Banda Peninsula in Baja California. |
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 Unusual Heirloom variety with rosy-purple ruffled fruits, blushed bronze or chocolate-brown when ripe. Intense flavor. A very old type; the fruits resemble tomatoes pictured in 16th century herbals. |
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 Heirloom paste tomato with very large, heart shaped fruit, meaty interior with very little juice or seeds. Excellent flavor for sauces, catsup, purées, bruschetta and soups. |
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 Beefsteak originally from Oaxaca, Mexico. Largest of the bi-colored tomatoes. Sweet, mild fruity flavors. |
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 An impressive slicing tomato with an exquisite blend of acid, sweet, and earthy flavors. |
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 Apparently everyone's favorite heirloom! Rich, meaty and full of history! Of Cherokee Indian origin, this is a pre-1890 Tennessee heirloom that yields large fruits up to 12 ounces that are smooth with slightly ridged shoulders. Its dusky rose/purple color is so dark it is often referred as a "black" tomato. Fruits are sweet and rich in flavor. |
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 An heirloom that produces large amounts of medium-sized 3" good tasting tomatoes. New to me this year! |
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 A Mexican heirloom producing flattish ribbed, pouched-shaped, 5-oz., red/pink fruit with some occasional light green striping. Slightly hollow, firm flesh with moderate juice. Good taste! |
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 Brought to the US by a Mexican family living in the Midwest. Regular leaf plant yielding huge sets of 1-lb., pink with good acid and very sweet flavors. |
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 These two Spanish heirlooms came via a friend on the Internet. I haven't tasted them yet but I think it will be fun to make an authentic gazpacho with Spanish tomatoes and my heirloom Lemon cucumbers. |
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