For Consumers
Red Tomato builds relationships and community among everyone involved in the food system—from producers to eaters and everyone in between—who need and believe in a just, resilient value chain.
Red Tomato embodies thinking globally and acting locally by working across four key U.S. regions — the Northeast, Mid‑Atlantic, Southeast, and Midwest — as a non-asset-based food hub distributor and marketer alongside testing new approaches and developing critical thought leadership to inform, humanize, and redistribute value and sustainability throughout the food system.
- Red Tomato is committed to bringing the best produce for everyone to everyone — produce that is ecologically grown on mid-sized, local farms made accessible to everyone who eats.
- By developing relationships across the food system — from the land to the growers to the delivery truck drivers to the grocery store managers to the eaters — Red Tomato is building a more just, resilient model for how food is grown and how it reaches people’s plates.
- Red Tomato is small but mighty! Be a part of our work by shopping for local produce, visiting local farms, advocating for small and mid-sized growers, and supporting our work.
be a part of a better food system!
Why is Our Fruit So Amazing?
EcoCertified® produce is grown by trusted farmers who lead the way with ecological practices that protect bees and natural resources, foster thriving orchards, and produce great-tasting fruit.
Three Pillars of EcoCertified®
Happy Bees
Protecting bees and pollinators with careful ecological methods that preserve the habitats where they nest and feed. Our farmers create balanced ecosystems that support these essential partners in growing great fruit.
Healthy Trees
Promoting balanced ecosystems that support healthy soil, foster biodiversity, and conserve resources. Our orchards use practices designed to work with nature, encouraging beneficial insects and birds that help maintain orchard health naturally.
Amazing Fruit
Farming with care using sustainable approaches that produce thriving orchards and great-tasting fruit for you, your neighbors and the community. When you choose EcoCertified, you’re supporting farmers who are committed to growing food the right way.
Certified by the IPM Institute
EcoCertified® is a program of nonprofit Red Tomato.
See what’s available this season in store and near you
Everything we do starts with the local farmers who partner with the Red Tomato food hub.
Red Tomato’s grower network includes orchards and vegetable farms across the Eastern and Central US, from Pennsylvania to Michigan. Some of our local farmers are new to their land and some have been working the land for generations.
All of our growers have one thing in common: a dedication to the land and great produce.
About Our Farmworkers
It takes many hands to grow, harvest, and pack the fruits and vegetables that feed our communities. Farm work is demanding — long hours, physical labor, and unpredictable weather are all part of the job.
Red Tomato and our growers are committed to fairness, safety, and transparency. That means supporting dignified, long-term livelihoods for both permanent and seasonal workers.
We’ve built labor safety into our EcoCertified standards, partnered with the Equitable Food Initiative, and are proud to share the stories of the people behind every harvest.
Read on for more of the faces and stories of farm labor in our network.