Pepper Varieties

Red Bell Pepper - No heat to speak of, a sweet, red pepper. One of the earliest varieties available.

Jalapeno - Mildly hot, great for salsas, jalapeno poppers, and seasoning.

Serrano - Slightly hotter than a Jalapeno, but still with excellent flavor.

Habanero - Very hot, only for the brave. Makes great jelly.

Cucumber Varieties

Slicing - Great for salads, dipping in sauces, and just plain eating.

Pickling - Not as good for eating, but, as the name suggests, great for making pickles.

Lemon - A unique variety of cucumber that is round, yellow, and has a mild cucumber flavor.

Summer Squash

Zucchini - A standard green zucchini, great for eating fresh, or sautéing.

Yellow Crookneck - Slightly softer than a zucchini, with a similar flavor and a distinct crooked neck.

Patty Pan - A solid, UFO shaped squash with relatively few seeds in the center. Great for grilling or cubing.

Herb Varieties

We carry a wide variety of herbs, but for simplicity only offer the common culinary varieties as part of the plant CSA.
This years herb options are:

  • Basil

  • Oregano

  • Sage

  • Thyme

  • Rosemary

  • Cilantro

  • Chives

  • Parsley

  • Lavender

Tomato Varieties

If you know what you’re looking for, take a look at our varieties below, or, use our flow chart.

TOmatoes

Better Boy Plus - Hybrid.  A spectacular, mid-season variety with plump, juicy, deep red tomatoes that often weigh more than one pound. Fruits are extremely flavorful, with flesh that's juicy, yet firm.  A highly adaptable variety that thrives in nearly any climate. Demonstrates excellent disease resistance.  Indeterminate

Big Beef Plus -  A large 10-12 oz. beefsteak tomato with excellent disease resistance and a rich red color. Among the best flavor for beefsteak tomatoes. Indeterminate.

Better Bush -  A red tomato with an old fashioned flavor and good tanginess. While not a true determinate, short internodes make this a much shorter tomato than most indeterminates. Color is a traditional red with large fruits.

Bush Early Girl - A standard sized tomato on strong plants that are great for container gardening. Plants are generally self supporting and produce large amounts of fruit. Determinate.

Chef’s Choice Orange -  A low acid and well flavored orange beefsteak with high yields. Fairly large fruits at 8-10 oz.  Color is a dark orange. Taste typically lacks the tanginess associated with red tomatoes and instead is sweeter and more mild.

Celebrity Plus - Hybrid.  Highly adaptable from Canada to the South. Medium sized, globe-shaped fruits are crack-resistant and average 7 oz. Semi-determinate.

Lemon Boy Plus - Hybrid.  72 days.  7 oz. yellow fruits are slightly tangy, yet sweet, mild, meaty and smooth.  Perfect for slicing.  Indeterminate.

New Girl  (Replaces Early Girl) - Hybrid. 62 days.   4-6 oz. red fruits, similar in size to Early Girl.  Better flavor and more disease resistant than Early Girl.  Indeterminate.   

Roadster - A candy apple red tomato with smooth flesh and a wonderful globe shape. Plants are adaptable to a wide variety of climates and produce tomatoes of exceptional taste. Determinate.

Cherry Tomatoes

Esterina -   Massive yields on big clusters.  Flavor is very sweet, but well balanced with a tangy kick.  Open plant for easy access and good airflow.  Resists cracking.  High resistance to verticillium wilt.  Indeterminate.

Sungold - A positively luscious, bite-size golden beauty overflowing with an abundance of fruits - thin-skinned, with a juicy flesh that holds its oh-so-sweet, fresh-from-the-vine flavor. Cascading trusses are smothered in fruits that remain ripe and ready for picking over long periods of time.

Supersweet 100 - A reliable cherry tomato with prolific yields of great tasting, ½ oz. fruits produced in large clusters.  Widely adapted.  High resistance to fusarium wilt and verticillium wilt.  Indeterminate.

Tidy Treats -  Hybrid. Easily used with standard tomato cages. Good snacking size and sweet flavor. Only recommended for container growing. Dwarf indeterminate. 

Tumbling Tom Red - A medium sized red cherry tomato that has a trailing habit, allowing it to perform beautifully as a hanging basket tomato. Trails up to 24 inches and has great yields. Determinate.

Heirloom

Bloody Butcher - A very early red tomato that is great for most uses. Fruits are small and have a rich flavor. Plants will continue to produce tomatoes until frost and greatly benefit from staking. Indeterminate.

Cherokee Purple -  Medium-large, 8-12 oz. fruits.  Color is dusky pink with dark shoulders.  Interior ranges from purple to brown to green.  Relatively short vines.

Cosmonaut Volkov - A large red-orange fruit with green shoulders, this Ukrainian tomato has flavor that is described as “celestial” and “out of this world”. Indeterminate.

Oregon Spring - An Oregon bred favorite, Oregon Spring performs best in cool summers and ripens even in years when other tomatoes struggle. Bears red fruits with few seeds and fantastic flavor for an early variety. Determinate.

Roma - Open pollinated.  Roma is considered to be the most well-known paste-type tomato, perfect for sauces, pastes and ketchup. Its heavy crops of bright red, pear-shaped fruits are nice and meaty, with very few seeds.  Determinate

Rutgers - Open pollinated - introduced in 1934. All-purpose variety, ideal for canning. Ripens evenly from inside out. Bright red fruits with heavy walls average about 7 oz. Attractive, old-time favorite. Full-bodied flavor and disease resistant. Determinate.