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What variety of a sun-drenched, vine-ripened, hand-picked heirloom tomato do you like? 

A big, juicy beefsteak for your hamburger? A yellow marble to eat by the handful? A super-sweet Black Cherry to brighten up a salad. Whatever your taste, you’ll find a luscious tomato you’ll truly love among the more than 150 varieties we intend to grow for 2024.

Our online store is open right now!

Choose your favorite or try a new one. Then select a pop-up location in the Chicago area to pick up your plants in May. Many plants are up to 6”- 8” tall. Dwarf and Tabletop varieties will be, well, more compact – perfect for containers on patios, rooftops and balconies.

We never add herbicides, pesticides or growth treatments. Just a lot of tender, loving care.

I’m Bob Zeni, the Chicago Tomato Man

My goal in life is to introduce everyone to the absolutely stunning flavor of a homegrown, hand-picked, vine-ripened, heirloom tomato. The 150 varieties I sell are a stellar range of colors, shapes, sizes, textures and flavors. I hope you find one to your liking!

Thank you for helping me make the world safe from those tasteless travesties that supermarkets sell.

Every year we provide hundreds of plants to non-profit organizations working in neighborhoods with limited fresh food options and community gardens that donate their harvest to food banks. (Photos: ©Gardeneers and ©GingkoOrganicGardens)

Do you work with a group or garden that would benefit from plants that produce wonderfully flavorful tomatoes? Please Contact Us.