Chicago Tomato Man

✓ 2026 confirmed

📍 LaGrange Park, Illinois

🧺 Farm stand🥬 Produce

Season & 2026 dates	Heirloom tomato plants are sold at spring pickup events, with a Tasty Tomatoes class at the Chicago Botanic Garden on March 28, 2026 and Heirloom Fest in August.
Farm food	🧺 Farm stand 🥬 Produce
How to buy	Illinois MarketMaker, the find-a-farm directory the Illinois Department of Agriculture points to, lists these ways to buy direct: a farm or roadside stand. The farm describes itself this way in its directory profile: The goal of Chicago Tomato Man is to introduce everyone to the absolutely stunning flavor of a homegrown, hand-picked, vine-ripened, heirloom tomato. We grow more than 100 varieties of heirloom tomato plants and distribute them to customers at pop-up locations in the Chicago area in May.
Tillage & soil	This farm has not published how it works its soil, so we are not going to guess. If you farm here, tell us and we will add it. See the farms that do say.
Address	425 North Park Road, LaGrange Park, IL 60526

Where to pick it up

This farm publishes 3 pickup or delivery points away from the farm itself:

The Roof Crop, 1516 West Carroll Avenue, Chicago, pre-ordered plant pickup and plant sale, April 18, 2026, 10am to 2pm
Off Color Brewing, Chicago, Pints, Plants and Pups plant pickup, May 23, 2026, 2pm to 4pm
Chicago Botanic Garden, Heirloom Fest, August 22 and 23, 2026, 11am to 4pm

Pickup schedules change between seasons. Confirm with the farm before showing up.

Last verified 2026-08-28 against these sources:

Seasons move with the weather. Check the farm's site or socials before visiting, and tell us if anything here looks out of date.