Tomatovillian in the news

habitat_gardener · August 3, 2013

Fred Hempel on the front page of the Sunday Home & Garden section...

http://www.sfchronicle.com/homeandga...p?t=58a96e1a75

kurt · August 3, 2013

Nice to see a face behind the name of a good man/down to earth farmer.

pondgardener · August 3, 2013

Interesting article, too...

Mojave · August 3, 2013

Thanks for sharing this!

KarenO · August 3, 2013

Nice article and well deserved recognition. Blush is a beautiful little tomato and I am looking forward to trying the "bumblebees" next year too. Congrats!
KarenO

sprtsguy76 · August 5, 2013

A family member sent me the article because they know how passionate I am about tomatoes. It was a very nice piece. I really enjoyed reading it. Nice work Fred!

Damon

**carolyn137** · August 5, 2013

I almost missed this Fred, and it really is nice to see a picture of the real you.

Ate a few Bumble Bess last night, so to speak,not from my pathetic garden, but from the garden of the young man I've been mentoring re heirloom tomato varieties.

Carry on ,for I shall be looking to see what you have next that I can get my hands on.

Carolyn

Qweniden · August 5, 2013

Can these seeds be ordered anywhere?

tlintx · August 5, 2013

I ordered mine here:

http://store.growartisan.com/

Qweniden · August 5, 2013

thanks

sprtsguy76 · August 5, 2013

Quote:

Originally Posted by Qweniden

Can these seeds be ordered anywhere?

Some of the fruit featured in the article are not yet avaliable to the general public. Such as Green Tiger. But rest asure when they do hit the 'open market' they will take it by storm. In the mean time varieties such as Blush and Pink Bumble Bee are avaliable and in my opinion are outstanding!

Damon

Redbaron · August 5, 2013

Way to go Fred!

Fred Hempel · August 5, 2013

1. I am not sure I deserve that article. The author was very generous.

2. For those of you who have ordered at Artisan Seeds recently -- We are trying to catch up with orders this week.

3. Announcement: Artisan Seeds has developed a very close relationship with Johnny's Selected Seeds. They will be carrying Blush, 3 bumble bees and 3 tigers starting this fall. Two of them are likely to be exclusive with Johnny's. Many of the others will be available from other sources as well. Our relationship with Johnny's will continue in subsequent years, and we already have a few new candidate varieties for release fall 2014.

livinonfaith · August 7, 2013

How cool Fred! I've heard so many great things about Blush that I want to try it soon.

Keep up the good work!

August 3, 2013	#1
habitat_gardener Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: California Central Valley Posts: 2,543	Tomatovillian in the news Fred Hempel on the front page of the Sunday Home & Garden section... http://www.sfchronicle.com/homeandga...p?t=58a96e1a75

August 3, 2013	#2
kurt Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Homestead,Everglades City Fl. Posts: 2,500	Nice to see a face behind the name of a good man/down to earth farmer. __________________ KURT

August 3, 2013	#4
Mojave Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2012 Location: SF Bay area Z9a Posts: 821	Thanks for sharing this! __________________ Bill _______________________________________________ When we try to pick out anything by itself, we find it hitched to everything else in the universe. -John Muir Believe those who seek the Truth: Doubt those who find it. -André Gide

August 5, 2013	#7
carolyn137 Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Upstate NY, zone 4b/5a Posts: 21,169	I almost missed this Fred, and it really is nice to see a picture of the real you. Ate a few Bumble Bess last night, so to speak,not from my pathetic garden, but from the garden of the young man I've been mentoring re heirloom tomato varieties. Carry on ,for I shall be looking to see what you have next that I can get my hands on. Carolyn __________________ Carolyn

August 5, 2013	#12
Redbaron Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 4,488	Way to go Fred! __________________ Scott AKA The Redbaron "Permaculture is a philosophy of working with, rather than against nature; of protracted & thoughtful observation rather than protracted & thoughtless labour; & of looking at plants & animals in all their functions, rather than treating any area as a single-product system." Bill Mollison co-founder of permaculture

August 3, 2013	#3
pondgardener Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Colorado Posts: 361	Interesting article, too...

August 3, 2013	#5
KarenO Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Vancouver Island Posts: 5,931	Nice article and well deserved recognition. Blush is a beautiful little tomato and I am looking forward to trying the "bumblebees" next year too. Congrats! KarenO

August 5, 2013	#6
sprtsguy76 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2007 Location: Santa Clara CA Posts: 1,125	A family member sent me the article because they know how passionate I am about tomatoes. It was a very nice piece. I really enjoyed reading it. Nice work Fred! Damon

August 5, 2013	#8
Qweniden Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Sacramento, California Posts: 267	Can these seeds be ordered anywhere?

August 5, 2013	#9
tlintx Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: SeTx Posts: 881	I ordered mine here: http://store.growartisan.com/

August 5, 2013	#13
Fred Hempel Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Sunol, CA Posts: 2,723	1. I am not sure I deserve that article. The author was very generous. 2. For those of you who have ordered at Artisan Seeds recently -- We are trying to catch up with orders this week. 3. Announcement: Artisan Seeds has developed a very close relationship with Johnny's Selected Seeds. They will be carrying Blush, 3 bumble bees and 3 tigers starting this fall. Two of them are likely to be exclusive with Johnny's. Many of the others will be available from other sources as well. Our relationship with Johnny's will continue in subsequent years, and we already have a few new candidate varieties for release fall 2014.

August 7, 2013	#14
livinonfaith Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina Posts: 1,332	How cool Fred! I've heard so many great things about Blush that I want to try it soon. Keep up the good work!