Tomatofest sale along with rare and discontinued tomato seeds

Dagma Lacy and Gary Ibsen run Tomatofest, a wonderful source for heirloom tomato seeds.

I’ve been a big fan of Gary Ibsen and Dagma Lacy from Tomatofest. They have dedicated their lives to offering hundreds of varieties of interesting heirloom tomato seeds.

Their annual sale can be found here and check out the rare/discontinued seeds here.
Last season, I grew 10 different varieties which were being discontinued, you can read about them here.

Tomatofest is an amazing source for unique and wonderful seeds.

When I worked for the Tribune-Review I wrote an article about Tomatofest in 2019.

It began like this-

Gary Ibsen was surprised to hear from me as he picked up the phone in his California home. We had scheduled a morning interview, but neither of us realized we were in different time zones. The 74-year-old co-owner of TomatoFest was in the middle of his morning ritual with the love of his life, Dagma Lacey, and asked if I could call back in 30 minutes.

“At 6:40 a.m. I start to make Dagma’s tea,” he says. “At 7 a.m. I slip into the dark bedroom, put her pot of tea on her bedside table, then wake Dagma with a kiss, and whisper, ‘Good morning, Dagma. Here’s your tea to start what I hope will be your best day.’ Then I close the open window, turn on the heat, or start a fire in the wood-burning stove, fluff up her pillows, give another kiss, then return to the office.”

Here's a link to the full article.

I grew ‘Blue Berry’ tomato from Tomatofest last season. Only the tomatoes which are out in the sun turn blue. As they ripen, the fruit is purple and orange.