The video is accompanied by the “ Ultimate Guide to Growing Tomatoes,” which aims to help farmers grow disease-free plants so they can achieve bountiful yields and superior market acceptability. Heifer USA’s Sarah Bakker and the horticultural team at Heifer Ranch in Perryville, Arkansas grew 10,000 pounds of organic tomatoes in 2021 and documented the monthslong process for a farmer training video appropriately called “ Growing 10,000 Pounds of Organic Tomatoes.” ![]() Prized among the fresh market crops, tomatoes - heirloom varieties in particular - require special attention to germinate from seed and grow into hardy little seedlings ready to be transplanted when the time is right. As the seasons shift in the Northern Hemisphere, well before spring lifts bright buds and pretty flowers from the cold earth, farmers turn their attention to the seeds they are preparing for the warm growing season.
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