Tomatofifou: the tomato-lover’s Aladdin’s cave

What is it?
Tomatofifou.com is an online encyclopaedia devoted to the nightshade family—above all tomatoes—created by French collector François Gaborit.

  • 3,000 + tomato varieties are described, photographed and classified by colour, shape, earliness, culinary use, and so on—from micro-dwarf cherries to giant beefsteaks.

  • About 1,300 varieties are offered for sale as open-pollinated seed (organically grown or untreated); the remainder are kept for research and evaluation.

A partnership with Cycle en Terre

Since 2023 the seed collection has been hosted and distributed by the Belgian co-operative Cycle en Terre, which handles long-term conservation and shipping.

Why visit Tomatofifou?

  • Get inspired – find the perfect tomato for your climate, colour palette or recipe idea.

  • Learn – free, reliable fact sheets written by a meticulous enthusiast.

  • Support diversity – each packet you buy helps safeguard and test new varieties.

Ready to explore?
Go to Tomatofifou.com: search by key-word (colour, shape, country) or browse alphabetically and dive into tomato heritage.

Tomatofifou seeds – practical info

Key point What you need to know
Organic label No variety is certified yet—the paperwork was never started.
➡️ Commitment: future harvests will be certified; plants are already grown without chemicals and with respect for biodiversity.
Target users Small packets for home gardeners, collectors, tomato geeks.
Not intended for large-scale commercial production.
Phytosanitary passport Not supplied automatically (unnecessary for amateur use).
➡️ An official application is under way; a passport can be issued on request.
Seed quality & germination 1,300 + varieties kept frozen to ensure viability.
Annual germ tests on the entire range are impossible—tell us if a batch fails, we’ll replace it.
Variety renewal Cycle en Terre regrows any variety that runs out of stock and continues François’s discovery work.