New Jersey Ramapo Tomato - Direct from Israel
By Michelle Fabio
New Jersey is known for its tasty tomatoes, and the Ramapo, named after a New Jersey Indian tribe and developed at Rutgers University in 1968, is reportedly one of the best.
And now it’s back after a 20-year absence thanks to eight years of research, including countless taste tests by willing subjects.
Back in Israel that is.
This is thanks to the “Jersey Tomato Working Group,” which is comprised of tomato enthusiasts from a variety of disciplines from economy to horticulture. The group chose a seed company in Israel to help develop the Ramapo at a reasonable price, and earlier this month nearly 600,000 of the seeds were shipped to New Brunswick for distribution to gardeners and farmers.
The Ramapo has become a kind of tomato legend for those who were around during the first wave of the reportedly delicious variety. Referring to the day that the seeds are to be released to the public, Paul Wigsten, farm liaison and produce buyer for the Culinary Institute of America, said: “This will be a big day for tomato lovers.”
Keep your eyes open for Ramapo seeds!
Source: Quest for perfect tomato stretches from New Jersey to Israel
For more information and a downloadable order form: Ramapo Tomato Project
May 10th, 2008 at 11:28 am
Please send me information
July 21st, 2008 at 10:34 am
I am soooo excited about a REAL Jersey tomatoe being found.
However, I now live in Florida and need growing advise.
I hear tomatoes can burst in the heat, but perhaps planted in pots and put on Lanei would work. Any thoughts?
I would really like to try them. Would they possibly grow
and ripen in the winter in FL?
Please advise where I can purchase seeds. I will try them anyway.
Thank you so much
Marta O’Neill
October 8th, 2008 at 7:42 pm
Hi there! You can buy the seeds from Rutgers Cooperative Extenson University, here in NJ. They can be found by doing a google search. Best wishes, Mark - Hamilton, NJ.