UPDATED: Billy’s Tomatoes Aren’t at Farmers Markets This Summer (But We Know Where to Taste ‘Em)

!–paging_filter–pOuch! You might want to sit down./p
pIn a blow to strongthose of us who live on a href=”http://food52.com/blog/1041-my-best-tomato-sandwich” target=”_blank”tomato sandwiches/a/strong (I prefer mine open-faced: toast bread, spread with mayo, salt and pepper, sliced tomatoes on top, salt again, napkin handy, devour, repeat) during August and September, strongBilly’s a href=”https://www.facebook.com/pages/Billys-Gardens/206758832680785” target=”_blank”announced on their Facebook page /athat they won’t be attending Seattle-area farmers markets this summer. /strongbr /I know, I needed a minute, too./p
pThis year, you’ll have to get your Billy’s tomato fix from one of these fine local restaurants:/p
pa href=”http://\/\/seattlemag.com/delancey” target=”_blank”Delancey/a/p
pa href=”http://\/\/seattlemag.com/article/tis-season-tomatoes” target=”_blank”Walrus Carpenter/a/p
pa href=”http://\/\/seattlemag.com/article/restaurant-review-picnic” target=”_blank”Picnic/a/p
pa href=”http://\/\/seattlemag.com/lark” target=”_blank”Lark/a/p
pa href=”http://\/\/seattlemag.com/la-b-te” target=”_blank”La Bete/a/p
pa href=”http://\/\/seattlemag.com/cafe-juanita-0” target=”_blank”Cafe Juanita/a/p
pa href=”http://\/\/seattlemag.com/bastille-cafe-bar” target=”_blank”Bastille/a/p
pa href=”http://\/\/seattlemag.com/sitka-spruce” target=”_blank”All /aof the a href=”http://\/\/seattlemag.com/corson-building” target=”_blank”Matt/a a href=”http://\/\/seattlemag.com/bar-sajor” target=”_blank”Dillon/a spots/p
pa href=”http://\/\/seattlemag.com/poppy” target=”_blank”Poppy/a/p
pstrongUPDATED:/strong Billy’s took a few days to get back to me (it’s their busy season, after all!) but the good news is, they, “strongare offering home delivery for Billy’s customers/strong so they can get their tomato peach fix. Customers can email us if they are interested in this option (span class=”gD”billysgardens@ncidata.com). (!!!) br //span/p
pAnd worry not: a href=”http://seattlefarmersmarkets.org/” target=”_blank”Neighborhood Farmers Market /aDirector Chris Curtis assures me that, “We have loads of gorgeous tomatoes from lots of different farms and strongthe field ripened ones are startingnbsp; to come on strong right now!/strongnbsp; Beefsteak, Heirlooms, Cherry, Romas…all kinds!” Below, Chris provided the farm name, the types of tomatoes each farm grows, and where to find them (for a list of all the farmers market locales below, go a href=”http://seattlefarmersmarkets.org/” target=”_blank”here/a):/p
pAlm Hill Gardens – Beefsteak – UDistrict, West Seattle, Columbia City, Broadway, Lake City/p
pAlvarez – Beefsteak – Magnolia, Phinney, Columbia City, Lake City, Broadway/p
pRiver Farm – Heirlooms – UDistrict, West Seattle, Magnolia/p
pGrouse Mt Farm – Heirloomsnbsp; – UDistrict/p
pHedlin Farms – Heirlooms – Phinney and Lake City/p
pXai Cha – Heirlooms – UDistrict and West Seattle/p
pNatures’ Last Stand – Heirlooms – UDistrict/p
pMair Farm-Taki – Heirlooms – unusual Japanese varieties – UDistrict/p
pHomestead Organic – Beefsteak – UDistrict/p
pSol to Seed – Heirlooms – UDistrict/p
pLetusFarm – Heirlooms – UDistrict and Columbia City/p
pRockridge Orchards – Heirlooms – UDistrict, West Seattle and Columbia City/p
pTonnemaker Family Farm – Heirlooms – Broadway, UDistrict, West Seattle, Phinney, Lake City, Columbia City/p
pWillie Greens Organic Farm – Heirlooms – UDistrict, West Seattle, Columbia City, Broadway, Lake City, Magnolia/p
pKittitas Valley Greenhouse – Heirlooms – Broadway, UDistrict, Columbia City, Lake City and Magnolia/p
pThanks, Chris!/p
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