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2 years, 9 months ago

What is the price for Heirloom tomatoes per pound?

This year, we have a lot from our home garden even after giving to our friends/families. If I can sell to a local store, how much should I sell for?

or how many ways we can preserve for our own use and also to give friends.
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besodenena | 2 years, 9 months ago
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The price that you can comfortably charge to a local store or restaurant is going to be dependent on the market in your area. I found two websites with a large amount of information and experience in dealing with heirloom tomatoes and other specialty vegetables.

The second site is a forum of personal experience. People listed having sold heirlooms for prices between $2 and $6 per pound, depending on the need of the market.

The best advice seems to be to find out what typical tomatoes sell for at specialty stores or farmers markets in your area and approach those stores/markets asking for slightly more for your heirlooms.

Another suggestion is to approach chefs at local high end restaurants as they are more likely to be amenable to purchasing tomatoes that don't look like the uniform red variety and are more geared toward taste.
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canadamom | 2 years, 9 months ago
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Our stand had them at 3 and 4.50 and they were gone within 5 minutes!
So price high you can always lower the price.

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brittany_poteat1621 | 2 years, 9 months ago
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Sadly, the Heirloom Tomatoes are not seen as very lucrative produce. A lot of farmers shy away from cultivating heirloom tomatoes because they believe that it does not sell well in the market! This is actually true. Even Brandywine Heirloom tomatoes (considered to be the most sought after heirloom tomato) that have a dark rich hue did not get the proper recognition they needed until they were extensively promoted and written about. This lack in enthusiasm by the farmers can be easily remedied by an increase in public awareness as to how much heirloom tomatoes can offer the palate. In recent years this has been changing. If you are lucky enough to find some at market, don’t be shocked by the price. I have seen them sell for 5 dollars plus per pound.

Preserving them-- you could can them and they will last a long time. Or freeze them =]
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mady | 2 years, 9 months ago
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It depends upon Tomatoes and season.

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stanar | 2 years, 9 months ago Report

I am asking about right now. please read the question.

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hubber2009 | 2 years, 9 months ago
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There are many varieties of heirloom tomatoes. In some cases they do not produce as much fruit as the hybrid varieties, or don't transport well, which is why they fell out of favor in the first place.

"Tomatoes are very easy to preserve by canning, or freezing. In fact, to freeze them, you can just stem the fruit and place the whole thing in a freezer bag in the freezer. "

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hubber2009 | 2 years, 9 months ago Report

If you read your question properly, you can find that ..

"how many ways we can preserve for our own use and also to give friends. "

I have answered to this point...

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albanian | 2 years, 9 months ago Report

This again has nothing to do with the question except for keywords.

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stanar | 2 years, 9 months ago Report

yeah, whatsup with @hubber2009 ...

this user has a very good track record for unhelpful, completely off track and tangential answers.

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