From the TomatoFest Website - I've been growing organic heirloom tomatoes for more than 30 years. When I started TomatoFest® to harvest heirloom tomato seeds and share them with others, my mission was simple: to be a positive force in supporting bio-diversity, promote sustainable agriculture and help preserve the many heirloom tomato varieties that had been rapidly disappearing as big farms bought out and replaced many small family farms. We grow between 500 - 600 heirloom tomato varieties every year and feature more than 500 tomato varieties at TomatoFest®. You benefit from the meticulous selection practice we insist upon for our TomatoFest® seeds! All tomato varieties listed are open-pollinated and most are heirloom tomato varieties. We carry no hybrid varieties (unless they are the few varieties that I have de-hybridized over the years). We grow our heirloom tomatoes on healthy, mineral-rich, certified organic land. We practice crop rotation, feed the soil off-season with cover crops, and fertilize our plants with an abundant selection of organic minerals. All of our seeds are 100% Certified Organic