At first glance, Almandine tomatoes may seem like a straightforward dwarf variant of Roma paste tomatoes. However, the seed compartments are bigger, and that means a juicier fruit that still has the fleshy heart you’d expect from a Roma. This makes for greater versatility, allowing Almandine to be equally good for salads or sauces with perhaps a little extra cooking time if you want to boil off the juice. Choose it if you want one tomato variety that does it all in one. Open Source Seed Initiative This variety of Dwarf Tomato was bred by the Dwarf Tomato Project. All varieties from the Dwarf Tomato Project are released in the Open Source Seed Initiative (OSSI) and are sold under the following pledge: "You have the freedom to use these OSSI seeds in any way you choose. In return, you pledge not to restrict others’ use of these seeds or their derivatives by patents or other means, and to include this pledge with any transfer of these seeds or their derivatives. (OSSI website)
