The Ramapo Tomato: Back by Popular Demand!

The Ramapo Tomato was developed at Rutgers NJAES in 1968 by Dr. Bernard Pollack. Many years ago it disappeared from seed catalogues. Seed companies were favoring varieties that produced higher yields for commercial growers. Despite its disappearance, Rutgers continued to receive many requests for this tasty tomato and produced small batches throughout the years. And now, the first commercial lot of organically grown genuine Ramapo F1 hybrid seed is available through an effort by Rutgers NJAES. Read more about it (and seeds can be ordered using the form below).

Where has all the (tomato) flavor gone...long time passing? (470k PDF)

In Search of the Real Jersey Tomato, Part I (202k PDF)

In Search of the Real Jersey Tomato, Part II (183k PDF)

2009 Ramapo and Moreton Tomato Seed Order Form Fall 2009 End of Season Surplus sale: 2 packets for the price of one! Orders must be received by December 18, 2009 (116k PDF)

2008 Gardener Survey Results See the results from our online survey of over 1200 gardeners growing Ramapo tomatoes

2008 Gardener Survey Favorite Tomato Varieties From the above survey, the results to the question "What is your favorite tomato variety?".

Read more about the Ramapo tomato and the Rediscovering the Jersey Tomato project here.

Commercial Grower Information - Looking for bulk Ramapo tomato F1 seed and point of purchase materials? Email us at njfarmfresh@njaes.rutgers.edu with "Bulk Seed" in the subject line for information.