Curious Croppers
Their Story
Curious Croppers was founded by husband-and-wife team Anthony and Angela Tringham, who are self-described "tomato lovers." Their business journey began around 17 years ago, placing its start around 2008, though their initial foray into markets was "somewhat-reluctant." A significant disaster in…
What They Make
Curious Croppers primarily focuses on growing a diverse range of heirloom tomatoes, cultivating around 40 varieties. Their "show-off" tomatoes are often gnarly, striped, wrinkly, and enormous, chosen for both their beauty and deliciousness. Seasonal offerings run from October through March. They provide mixed boxes of tomatoes where varieties depend on plant yields, offering a spectrum of sizes, shapes, colors, and flavors. Specific heirloom tomato varieties mentioned include:
- Brandywine (large, yellow, difficult to grow)
- Zapotec (crinkly variety from South America)
- Oaxacan Jewel (from Mexico with yellow and red stripes)
- Oxheart (known for its lovely shape)
- Spanish Red (highly regarded, customers ask for seeds)
- Barton's Choice (unique, round, orange-red, multi-locular beefsteak-like tomato, preserved from WWII Italian seeds)
How to Get Their Products
Direct Sales
124 McNicol Road, Clevedon 2585, New Zealand
Customers can purchase Curious Croppers tomatoes at: * Clevedon Village Farmers Market (Sundays) * Clevedon Superette * Farro Fresh (gourmet food store) * Directly supplied to top restaurants across New Zealand (70% of their tomatoes)