Sunday Seed Spotlight: Wild Boar Farms

Welcome to the first installment of Sunday Seed Spotlight! 

This Sunday's spotlight is on Wild Boar Farms! 

Illustration of Wild Boar Farms by Melissa Garden

Located in sunny Napa Valley, St. Helena, California. There they grow 10,000 tomato plants in the famous wine capitol of the US, headed by tomato master Brad Gates. Wild Boar grow some of the most fabulous tomatoes, concentrating on stripes, bi-colours and great flavour. I have a "thing" for all the odd-ball plants out there, and I fell in love with almost the entire Wild Boar catalog.

Wild Boar tomatoes are so great in fact, that many other seed companies have stocked their varieties for many seasons. Probably most famously stocking the "boar" tomatoes, such as; Blond Boar, Red Boar and others. Tomato genetics is very complex, so it simply wonderful to have someone out their so passionately bringing new varieties to gardeners all over the world.

Amazing illustrator Melissa Garden made a fantastic poster, made up of tomatoes from Wild Boar! She was very inspired by there astounding beauty and just had to get the pencils and brushes out! I'm going to the same thing once my tomatoes ripen-up! Inspiration is the greatest form of flattery! I personally love when the vegetable garden is reflected in art, especially when its executed so darn well!

Wild Boar tomato seeds can make a wonderful Holiday gift for a loved one or friend who grows tomatoes from scratch. Grab them now before the January-March seed rush! I plan on growing some in my School garden with the kids, I can't wait to see their faces when they see these fruit! Forever and always, I'm a step behind Martha Stewart (shaking fists to the sky)... Wild Boar Tomatoes have even graced the cover of Martha Stewart Living, once Martha likes you, everything is great. They deserve any and all praise for their amazing tomatoes. I feel so overjoyed to be growing my own slice of tomato-fame.

August 2013 - Martha Stewart Living