IT WAS 1 DEGREE Fahrenheit outside when I looked at my electronic weather station readout the other morning, a perfect time for some winter-defying tactics like talking tomatoes. Organic seed farmer and breeder Don Tipping of Siskiyou Seeds in Oregon joined me for a colorful, warming conversation, because after trialing 55 tomato varieties last season, Don has some goodies to recommend—and some advice on growing your best tomatoes ever, including ones that actually store well long after harvest. Yes, storage tomatoes (like the ones hanging above). Don Tipping founded Siskiyou Seeds, a family-run farm-based organic seed company, in 1997. Siskiyou is a farm with a view situated at 2,000 feet of elevation in the Siskiyou Mountains of Southwest Oregon, and features something like a thousand varieties of vegetables, herbs, and flowers in its impressive collection. Read along as you listen to the Jan. 26, 2026 edition of my public-radio show and podcast using the player below. You can subscribe to all future editions on Apple Podcasts (iTunes) or Spotify (and browse my archive of podcasts here). a diversity of tomatoes, with don tipping Download file | Play in new window | Duration: 00:27:10 Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify Margaret Roach: Hi, Don, how are you? […]

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