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An Heirloom Tomato Tradition

We carry on a 200-plus-year-old farming tradition in the Wheatland area of Loudoun County, Virginia.

[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text]In order to appropriately carry on the 200-plus-year-old farming tradition of the Wheatland area of Loudon County, Virginia, Lydia’s Fields committed early on to reviving the hugely popular tradition of growing many varieties of heirloom and hybrid tomatoes that was begun by our predecessor.

Many of our customers ask what is the difference between an heirloom and a hybrid tomato. Most experts agree that heirloom tomatoes are all open-pollinated, which means that if you collect and plant the seeds from a certain heirloom tomato variety, they will consistently produce tomato plants identical to the plant the seeds came from. It can take decades to produce an heirloom tomato variety. A hybrid tomato has been selectively grown over the years to look good and be resistant to disease and – hopefully – pests. Unlike an heirloom, the seeds of a hybrid tomato, will produce a plant that somewhat different than the original.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”479″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][/vc_column][/vc_row]